etc., of relationships between them, and how they
affect objects a degree in physics 0
particle/nuclear/theoretical physics •? /1^7 3
0 the laws of physics $} M. ml W 0 cl school physics department ^ $£ (ft #13 %. o to study the physics
of the electron ®F % ffe 3 —see also astrophysics, geophysics
physio /'fiziau; NAmE 'fiziou/ noun {pi. -os) [BrE,
informal)
1 [U] = PHYSIOTHERAPY 2 [C] = PHYSIOTHERAPIST physio- /'fiziau; NAmE 'fiziou/ combining form (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs 1 connected with nature 2 connected with physi
ology £3^lft
physi-ognomy /.fizi'Dnami; NAmE -'a:na-/ noun (pi -ies) (formal) the shape and features of a person’s face
§
®; fa®-,
physi olo gist /,fizi'Dlad3ist; NAmE -'a:la-/ noun a scientist who
studies physiology
physi ology /,fizi'Dlad3i; NAmE -'a:la-/ noun 1 [U] the scientific
study of the normal functions of living things ^£.3^: the department of
anatomy and physiology &? f?J /fe 3
^ % 2 [U,
sing.] the way in which a particular living thing functions £3 #111: plant physiology W43#lf£ 0 the physiology of the
horse 4
#j£3#ltb ► physio logic al /,fizia'lDd3ikl; NAmE -'la:d3-/ adj.: the physiological
effect of space travel ^ M fa (ft 4II 0|r] physio lo gic al ly /-ikli/ adv.
physio therap ist /.fiziau'Gerapist; NAmE .fiziou-/ (also informal physio) (both BrE) (
physio-therapy /.fiziau'Berapi; NAmE .fiziou-/ (also informal physio) (both BrE) (US .physical 'therapy) noun [U] the treatment of
disease, injury or weakness in the joints or muscles by exercises, massage and the use of light and heat
tl3?cJ37?£; 3rf phys ique /fi'ziik/ noun [C, U] the size and shape of
a person’s body fa ; $ EEEI build : He has the physique of
a rugby player. 0
a powerful physique fi>if:(ftf£t& pi /pai/ noun 1 (geometry Jl fpf) the symbol n used to show the ratio of the circumference of (= distance around) a circle to its diameter (= distance across), that is
about 3.14159 ®j*]^ 2 the 16 th letter of
the Greek alphabet (n, jt) 16
pi an is simo /.pia'msimeu; NAmE -mou/ adv. (abbr. pp) (music i=f) played or sung very
quietly Mgfgilfc; MM EGQ fortissimo ► pi-an-is-simo adj. pi-an-ist /'pianist/ noun a person who plays the
piano a
concert pianist
## o a jazz pianist
pianos
piano Ow noun, adv.
• noun /pi'aenau; NAmE -nou/ (pi. -os) (also old-fashioned, formal pi-ano-forte /pi.aenau'foiti; NAmE pi.aenou'foir-/) a large musical
instrument played by pressing the black
and white keys
on the keyboard. The sound is produced by small hammers hitting the metal strings inside the
piano. #9
W : to play the piano # #x| ^ o playing jazz on the
piano 0 piano
music if ® oa piano teacherAesson #(j ^ ijip / if o Ravel’s
piano concerto
—
see also grand
piano, thumb piano, upright piano ■ adv. /'pjainau; NAmE
-nou/
(abbr.
p) (music
f=c)
played
or
sung quietly gigilfe; M H32 forte ► piano
adj.
pi.ano ac' cord ion noun a type of accordion that you press buttons and
keys on to produce the different notes ( fl&sg )
pi an ola™ /.pie'naula; NAmE
-'nou-/
noun
a
piano that plays automatically by means of a piano
roll psf MW H33 PLAYER PIANO
pi'ano roll noun a roll of paper full of very small holes that controls the movement of
the keys in a player piano )
pi azza /pi'aetsa; NAmE
pi'aiza/ noun a public square, especially in an
Italian town ( A fa ;§: A f'J M il Eft )
rm
pi broch /'piibrok; -brnx; NAmE
-bra:k;
-bra:x/ noun [C, U] a piece pf
music played on the bagpipes,
especially at military occasions or funerals; music of this type
>
pic /pik/ noun (informal) a picture lil>i* pica /'paika/ noun (technical Ain) a unit for
measuring the size of printed letters and the length of a line of printed text MM ( )
pi-can-te /pi'kaintei/ adj. (from Spanish, NAmE) (of food ##/) hot and spicy (ft: tortilla chips dipped
in a picante sauce
pic ar esque /.pika'resk/
adj.
(formal) connected with literature that describes
the adventures of a person who is sometimes dishonest but easy to like
MvlI'/X/JnjiL IS fa (ft: a picaresque novel
Picca dilly Cir-cus /.pikadili ’S3:kas; NAmE
‘S3:rkas/
noun (BrE) used to describe a place that is very busy or crowded ^^]ifti&X;
3#flft:l&X: It’s been like
PhIMligl From the name of a busy area in
the centre of
> XffiJiI2ft Alfa — compare
Grand Central
Station
pic-ca-ninny (also picka-ninny) /.pika'nmi/ noun (pi. -ies) (old-fashioned)
an
offensive word for a small black child ( )
/MIX, /MftJUl
pic colo /'pikalau; NAmE
-lou/
noun
(pi.
-os)
a
musical instrument of the woodwind
group, like a small flute that
plays high notes — picture o page R8
pick 0-w /pik/
verb, noun
• verb 1 to choose sb/sth from a group of people or things ; M $s: [VN] Pick a number from one to twenty. 0 She picked the best
cake for herself, Ml A o He
picked his words carefully. iitlo 0 Have
I picked a bad time to talk to you?
^ (ft H l's] I® ? 0 [VN to inf] He has been picked to
play in this week’s game, ftk E A # ftp X i§l tt #»
—
see also hand-picked o note at choose 2 [VN] to take
flowers, fruit, etc. from the plant or the tree where they are growing ; H :
to pick grapes Iff O flowers freshly picked from the garden
0 to go blackberry picking 3 to pull or remove
sth or small pieces of
sth from sth else, especially with your fingers ( ) mW, I'M, : [VN +adv./
prep.] She picked bits of
fluff from his sweater.
X ± (ft O He picked the nuts
off the top of the
cake. 0 [VN] to pick your nose
(= put your finger inside your nose to
remove dried mucus) jg # f1 o to
pick your teeth (= use a small sharp piece of wood to remove
pieces of food from your teeth) IiJ o [VN-ADJ] The dogs picked the bones