Pistachio green. A light yellowish green color resembling that of the pistachio nut.
Pis"ton ring. (Mach.) A spring packing ring, or any of several such rings, for a piston.
Pitch, n. (Elec.) The distance between symmetrically arranged or corresponding parts of an armature, measured along a line, called the pitch line, drawn around its length. Sometimes half of this distance is called the pitch.
Pitch of poles (Elec.), the distance between a pair of poles of opposite sign.
||Pith`e*can*thro"pus (?), n. [NL.; Gr. &?; ape + &?; man.] 1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man and the anthropoid apes. Haeckel.
2. A genus consisting of an primate (P. erectus) apparently intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes, known from bones of a single individual found in Java (hence called Java man) in 1891-92. These bones include a thigh bone of the human type, two molar teeth intermediate between those of man and the anthropoids, and the calvaria of the skull, indicating a brain capacity of about 900 cubic centimeters, and resembling in form that of the Neanderthal man. Also [pl. - thropi (&?;)], an animal of this genus. -- Pith`e*can"thrope (#), n. -- Pith`e*can"thro*poid (#), a.
Pit"ter-pat`ter (?), n. A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a pattering of words.
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Pit"ter-pat`ter, adv. With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter- patter.
Pi*tu"i*trin (?), n. (Biol. Chem.) A substance or extract from the pituitary body.
||Pit`y*ri"a*sis (?), n. (Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands.
Place, n. (Racing) The position of first, second, or third at the finish, esp. the second position. In betting, to win a bet on a horse for place it must, in the United States, finish first or second, in England, usually, first, second, or third.
Place (?), v. t. 1. (Racing) To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.