| pierce | To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; used literally and figuratively. "And pierced to the skin, but bit no more." (Spenser) "She would not pierce further into his meaning." (Sir P. Sidney) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
|---|---|
| piercer | 1. One who, or that which, pierces or perforates; specifically: An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto. A piercel. 2. <zoology> The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. An insect provided with an ovipositor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pierid | <zoology> Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage. See: Peirides. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pierides | The Muses. Origin: L, fr. Gr. See Pierian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Pierini, Luigi | <person> 20th century Argentinian dermatologist. See: atrophoderma of Pasini and Pierini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pierre robin syndrome | <syndrome> An autosomal recessive disorder characterised by brachygnathia and cleft palate, often associated with glossoptosis, backward and upward displacement of the larynx, and angulation of the manubrium sterni. Cleft palate makes sucking and swallowing difficult, permitting easy access of fluids into the larynx. It may appear in several syndromes or as an isolated hypoplasia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| piesesthesia | Synonym: pressure sense. Origin: G. Piesis, pressure, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| piesimeter | An instrument for measuring the pressure of a gas or a fluid. Synonym: piezometer. Origin: G. Piesis, pressure (05 Mar 2000) |
| piesis | Synonym: blood pressure. Origin: G. Pressure (05 Mar 2000) |
| piet | <zoology> The dipper, or watter ouzel. The magpie. <zoology> Jay piet, the oyster catcher. Origin: Dim. Of Pie a magpie: cf. F. Piette a smew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| piewipe | <zoology> The lapwing, or pewit. Piezo- piezo-electric Origin: So called from its note. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| piezochemistry | The study of the effect of very high pressures on chemical reactions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| piezoelectric | Pertaining to piezoelectricity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| piezoelectric effect | The property of certain crystalline or ceramic materials to emit electricity when deformed and to deform when an electric current is passed across them, a mechanism of interconverting electrical and acoustic energy; an ultrasound transducer sends and receives acoustic energy using this effect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| piezoelectricity | Electric currents generated by pressure upon certain crystals, e.g., quartz, mica, calcite. Origin: G. Piezo, to press, squeeze, + electricity (05 Mar 2000) |