English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 335 of 931
A lithographic procedure in which printing plates are made using a photographic process.
A lithotroph that obtains energy from light and therefore uses inorganic electron donors only to fuel biosynthetic reactions.
One who seeks out and views online pictures posted by people he or she does not know.
The practice of viewing online photos, especially those of strangers, without leaving comments, but possibly discussing them with third parties.
of, or relating to the effect of light on the magnetic susceptibility of some materials, especially to the paramagnetism exhibited by some phosphorescent materials
The branch of science that deals with the relation of magnetism to light, or the effect in which a material acquires or loses its ferromagnetic properties in response to light.
of, or relating to the generation of an electric current by an illuminated semiconductor in a magnetic field
The application of image-editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception.
a map made by the superimposition of aerial photographs onto grid lines, contours and other normal map features
A photography competition in which participants must take a series of photographs of predetermined subjects in a limited time period.
A transparent quartz block marked with many high-resolution images; a series of them are used in the photolithography of integrated circuits, one for each layer.
of or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically, and can contain both text and images
The photochemical conversion of chemical energy into mechanical energy, especially that of polymers
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 335. 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.
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