the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing
photomechanics
Noun
the process whereby printing surfaces, such as plates or cylinders, are produced by photographic methods
phantasy
Noun
imagination unrestricted by reality
phantasy
Noun
something many people believe that is false
phantasy
Noun
fiction with a large amount of imagination in it
pipe dream
Noun
a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe)
piano music
Noun
the sound of music produced by a piano
piano music
Noun
sheet music to be played on a piano
pure tone
Noun
a steady sound without overtones
pestilence
Noun
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
pestilence
Noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
pestilence
Noun
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
partial tone
Noun
a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
perceptual constancy
Noun
(psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation
pins and needles
Noun
a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation
puzzlement
Noun
confusion resulting from failure to understand
prickling
Noun
a somatic sensation as from many tiny prickles
perplexity
Noun
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
pain threshold
Noun
the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced
problem
Noun
a source of difficulty
problem
Noun
a question raised for consideration or solution
problem
Noun
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
pisser
Noun
a very disagreeable difficulty
pisser
Noun
a person who urinates
pong
Noun
an unpleasant smell
particularism
Noun
a focus on something particular
pretermission
Noun
letting pass without notice
physical topology
Noun
the appearance of the network
paternity test
Noun
a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child
pregnancy test
Noun
a physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant
physical education
Noun
training in the development of and care for the human body
pigeonholing
Noun
a system for classifying things into groups
patch test
Noun
a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin
pruritus
Noun
an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
pruritus ani
Noun
chronic itching of the skin around the anus
pruritus vulvae
Noun
persistent itching of the external female genitalia
point of no return
Noun
a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment
personal memory
Noun
memory for episodes in your own life
pricing
Noun
the evaluation of something in terms of its price
pressure sensation
Noun
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
price gouging
Noun
pricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is available
pain
Noun
a somatic sensation of acute discomfort
pain
Noun
something or someone that causes trouble
pain
Noun
emotional distress
pain
Noun
a bothersome annoying person
pain
Noun
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
pain
Verb
cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
pain
Verb
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
percentile
Noun
(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total