PT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of pt in English ptnoun [ C ]

pt noun [C] (PART)

Add to word list Add to word list written abbreviation for part, when referring to a part of a document: See pt 3 for further details. Official documents

• accounts
• advance directive
• affidavit
• aleatory
• annal
• clause
• exit visa
• fac
• filing
• firearms certificate
• formulary
• paper trail
• parchment
• passport control
• penalty clause
• permit
• provisional licence
• White Paper
• work permit
• working papers

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pt noun [C] (MEASUREMENT)

written abbreviation for pint : Add 1 pt of water and bring to the boil. Measurements of volume

• capacity
• centilitre
• cl
• cubic
• cubic metre
• decilitre
• dl
• fl.
• gal
• gallon
• heaped
• litre
• measure
• millilitre
• ml
• overcapacity
• pint
• qt
• quart
• teaspoon

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pt noun [C] (POINT)

written abbreviation for point : He needs a good high jump to score more than 9,000 pts. General terms used in ball sports

• aggregate score
• assist
• attacking
• back pass
• backhanded
• bend
• defend
• hat trick
• in
• in bounds idiom
• inbounds pass
• indirect free kick
• interception
• penalty
• smash-mouth
• spacing
• split the defence idiom
• spot kick
• square ball
• tackle

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pt noun [C] (PLACE)

written abbreviation for point : Spurn Pt Maps & map-making

• atlas
• cartographer
• cartographic
• cartographically
• central meridian
• cognitive map
• compass rose
• contour
• coordinate
• elevation
• isobar
• isotherm
• isothermal
• map reading
• meridian
• os
• plot
• replot
• resurvey
• sketch map

See more results » PTnoun [ C ]   medical   specialized uk /ˌpiːˈtiː/ us /ˌpiːˈtiː/ abbreviation for posterior tibial: at the back of the tibia (= the large bone at the front of the lower leg) The leg

• Achilles tendon
• appendage
• appendicular
• astragalus
• bipedal
• crural
• cruris
• hamstring
• haunch
• lower limb
• patellar
• pectineus
• peroneal
• peroneus
• soleal
• soleus
• subsartorial
• subtalar
• surae
• volar

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pt. | American Dictionary

pt.noun [ C ] plural pt. Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for pint (Definition of pt from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

PT | Business English

PTadjective, adverb uk us (also P/T) Add to word list Add to word list HR, WORKPLACE written abbreviation for part-time : F/T & P/T Sales Assistants needed. (Definition of pt from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of PT?

Translations of pt

in Chinese (Traditional) 部分, 部分（part的縮寫）, 度量衡… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 部分, 部分（part的缩写）, 度量衡… See more in Spanish forma abreviada escrita de “part”:, parte, forma abreviada escrita de “pint”:… See more in Portuguese forma abreviada escrita de "part":, parte, forma abreviada escrita de "pint"… See more in Japanese in Polish in Turkish in Catalan in Korean in Italian “pint” の省略形：液体の計量単位… See more pkt (= = punkt), -, część… See more puan sözcüğünün kısa yazılışı, sıvı ölçüm birimi pint sözcüğünün kısa yazılışı, parça… See more abreviatura escrita de “pint”: pinta… See more “pint”의 축약형… See more abbreviazione scritta di “pint”, parte, pt… See more Need a translator?

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    • pt (PART)
    • pt (MEASUREMENT)
    • pt (POINT)
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