Akademik

the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

1. often not capitalized photoelectric

2. pinion end

3. port of embarkation

4. post exchange

5. presiding elder

6. often not capitalized printer's error

7. probable error

8. professional engineer

9. pulley end

/pay/, n.

1. the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

2. either of the consonant sounds represented by this letter.

Also, peh.

[1895-1900; < Heb pe, akin to peh mouth]

1. Peru (IVR)

2. Physical education

3. Potential energy

4. Prince Edward Island (Canadian province)

5. Protestant Episcopal

PE UK [ˌpiː ˈiː] US [ˌpi ˈi] noun [uncountable]

physical education: a school subject in which you exercise and play sports

Thesaurus: school subjects_hyponym

pe «pay», noun.

= peh. (Cf. ↑peh)

p.e.,

Statistics. probable error.

PE (no periods),

1. polyethylene.

2. price-earnings (ratio).

P.E.,

1. Presiding Elder.

2. Statistics. probable error.

3. professional engineer.

4. Protestant Episcopal.

PE [PE] (BrE) (US P.E.) [ˌpiː ˈiː] [ˌpiː ˈiː] noun uncountable

the abbreviation for ‘physical education’ (sport and exercise that is taught in schools)

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a PE class

variant of pee Obs., coarse coat, pea-coat.