"PF" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: PFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PF (countable and uncountable, plural PFs)
  1. Initialism of pilot flying, a pilot currently in control of the flight trajectory of the aircraft, as opposed to pilot monitoring. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pilot flying (extra: a pilot currently in control of the flight trajectory of the aircraft, as opposed to pilot monitoring)
    Sense id: en-PF-en-noun-KmQ4OUe7 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 3 15 2 1 18 4 3 4 12 1 4 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 3 16 1 1 19 4 3 3 9 0 4 10 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 5 23 3 1 25 9 5 7
  2. (physics) Initialism of peak flow. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: peak flow
    Sense id: en-PF-en-noun-Jc2Mb9dE Categories (other): Physics Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. Abbreviation of power failure; displayed by some household appliances after a power outage. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: power failure (extra: displayed by some household appliances after a power outage)
    Sense id: en-PF-en-noun-Vx5LS2ZJ Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 3 15 2 1 18 4 3 4 12 1 4 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 3 16 1 1 19 4 3 3 9 0 4 10 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 5 23 3 1 25 9 5 7
  4. (linguistics) Initialism of phonological form. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: phonological form
    Sense id: en-PF-en-noun-EABYqY3Q Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  5. (psychology) Initialism of psychometric function. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: psychometric function
    Sense id: en-PF-en-noun-qYU9vRj6 Categories (other): Psychology Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
  6. (basketball) Initialism of personal foul. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: personal foul
    Sense id: en-PF-en-noun-VuV7sE9g Categories (other): Basketball, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 3 15 2 1 18 4 3 4 12 1 4 10 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 3 16 1 1 19 4 3 3 9 0 4 10 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 5 23 3 1 25 9 5 7 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 6 18 5 4 24 9 7 9 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  7. (basketball) Initialism of power forward. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: power forward Coordinate_terms: PG, SG, SF, C
    Sense id: en-PF-en-noun-RQmN-fBI Categories (other): Basketball Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  8. (American football, fantasy football) Initialism of points for. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: points for
    Sense id: en-PF-en-noun-p1vlTOyZ Categories (other): Football (American) Topics: American-football, ball-games, fantasy, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  9. (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol fighter. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: patrol fighter Coordinate_terms: PB, PT, P

Inflected forms

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        "ball-games",
        "fantasy",
        "football",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "patrol fighter"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English initialisms",
        "en:Aviation",
        "en:Military"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "PB"
        },
        {
          "word": "PT"
        },
        {
          "word": "P"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of patrol fighter."
      ],
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          "military",
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        ],
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          "patrol fighter",
          "patrol fighter#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol fighter."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "countable",
        "initialism",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "government",
        "military",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "PF"
}

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