English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 329 of 931
An enhanced form of doping (of semiconductors and other solids) under the influence of light
The use of a photographic film to determine the cumulative dose of ionizing radiation
An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By properly timing the succession of flashes, the wheel is made to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly in either direction.
Of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations.
Relating to the light from a star partially obscured by a planet with an eccentric orbit
The efficiency of a material in capturing incident light and converting it into useful energy
a technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object by means of mechanical birefringence
An electret produced when a source of illumination is removed from a photoconductor in an electric field
Of or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.
A field of study combining photochemistry and electrochemistry that studies the interaction of light with electrochemical systems
Examination and recording of the movement of the vocal folds by means of shining a beam of light across it and noting changes in the quality of light.
An electrotype plate formed in a mould made by photographing on prepared gelatine, etc.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 329. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.