Pd

name, noun, phrase

name, noun, phrase ·Uncommon ·College level

Meaning at a glance

  • Primary sense: Initialism of police department.
  • Grammar: pd is listed as name, noun, phrase.
  • Nearest alternatives: atomic number 46, palladium, silver.
  • Usage evidence: Palladium is a transition metal with element symbol Pd and atomic number 46.

How to use "pd"

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  3. Use the example sentence as a context check. If your sentence uses the word differently, confirm that the grammar still fits.

Meaning check

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Source and review context

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of police department. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry wordnet
  3. 3
    Initialism of phase detector. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of public domain. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "It is forbidden to market the software although PD libraries are entitled to charge for such supporting costs as administration, distribution etc."

  5. 5
    Initialism of peritoneal dialysis. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Initialism of penile duplication. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Abbreviation of period (full stop) punctuation mark, used in communication systems without punctuation (e.g., telegrams). US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "... WILFORD J. WILLY CMA SR GRADE LIEUTENANT AND JOSEPH P. KENNEDY SR GRADE LIEUTENANT CMA BOTH USNR CMA WERE KILLED PD COMMANDER SMITH ..."

  3. 8
    Initialism of professional development. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Initialism of public defender. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 10
    Initialism of Parkinson’s disease. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  6. 11
    Initialism of panic disorder. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  7. 12
    Initialism of personality disorder. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "Board and Fritzon found that three of 11 personality disorders (PDs) were actually commoner in managers than in disturbed criminals. The first was histrionic PD, entailing superficial charm, insincerity, egocentricity and manipulativeness."

  8. 13
    Initialism of pupillary distance. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  9. 14
    Initialism of process deviation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  10. 15
    Initialism of power delivery. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  11. 16
    Initialism of partial discharge. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  12. 17
    Initialism of pole dance. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  13. 18
    Initialism of program director. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  14. 19
    Initialism of producer director. South-Korea, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  15. 20
    Initialism of performance director. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "[…] Simon Jones, the former British Cycling endurance coach who is now Sky head of performance support and innovation, is to take over as performance director of Australian Cycling from April. […] “It’s been my ambition for some time to be a PD of a cycling programme and there aren’t many of them. I’ve been in Australia before so it was a natural decision.”"

  16. 21
    Initialism of Progressive Democrat. Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable

    "The Progressive Democrats (PDs) are the junior partner in the governing coalition led by Bertie Ahern and his Fianna Fail party. […] Mr McDowell, a formidable barrister with a reputation as a political hothead, was elected leader of the PDs unopposed […]."

  17. 22
    Initialism of positive deviance. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "The Sternins take an unorthodox approach to problem-solving known as positive deviance, or P.D., which builds on years of their health work in poor countries in Southeast Asia. / A P.D. program aims to identify individuals within small communities who have devised clever coping strategies to avoid problems afflicting their neighbors."

  18. 23
    Initialism of prosecutorial discretion. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of position doubtful. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Progressive Democrats, a former political party disbanded in 2008. Ireland, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of Port Dickson: a town and district of Malaysia. Malaysia, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "This qualitative approach was used in re-vitalising Port Dickson (PD) as a leading beach tourism destination for Malaysia. PD was a top beach resort tourism destination in her glory days of 1990s."

  3. 3
    Abbreviation of Southwest Papua: a province of Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of

Synonyms

All synonyms
atomic number 46palladiumsilver

Example

"Palladium is a transition metal with element symbol Pd and atomic number 46."

Common questions

What does "pd" mean?

Initialism of police department.

What is a synonym for "pd"?

Common synonyms include: atomic number 46, palladium, silver.

How do you use "pd" in a sentence?

Palladium is a transition metal with element symbol Pd and atomic number 46.

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