"PI" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PI
  1. Abbreviation of Piauí., a state of Brazil. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Piauí (extra: a state of Brazil)
    Sense id: en-PI-en-name-~xm9oKuz
  2. Initialism of Prison Industries (the prison-run work program for inmates) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Prison Industries (extra: the prison-run work program for inmates)
    Sense id: en-PI-en-name-AKiBbZCV
  3. (US, Philippines, historical, dated) Initialism of The Philippine Islands. Tags: Philippines, US, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, historical, initialism Alternative form of: The Philippine Islands Synonyms: PH, PHL, PHI
    Sense id: en-PI-en-name-pp1WAmph Categories (other): American English, English links with redundant wikilinks, Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 16 2 1 9 3 7 8 8 6 3 4 8 3 2 1 1 4 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: P.I.

Noun

Forms: PIs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PI (countable and uncountable, plural PIs)
  1. (informatics, SGML, XML) Initialism of processing instruction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: processing instruction
  2. Initialism of partial induction (see AI) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: partial induction (extra: see AI)
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-1YdxpPFW
  3. Initialism of personal injury. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: personal injury
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-oh1KFh2E
  4. Initialism of politically incorrect (see PC) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: politically incorrect (extra: see PC)
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-t3JMJu77
  5. Initialism of principal investigator (lead researcher on a grant-funded project) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: principal investigator (extra: lead researcher on a grant-funded project)
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-V0SFB8HA
  6. Initialism of private investigator. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: private investigator
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-1-EAJvW7
  7. Initialism of parallel import. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: parallel import
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-eqXSpRq7
  8. (biochemistry) Abbreviation of phosphatidylinositol (a phospholipid component of eukaryotic cell membranes, also abbreviated in PtdIns) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: phosphatidylinositol (extra: a phospholipid component of eukaryotic cell membranes, also abbreviated in PtdIns) Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-dM3Ky9Sw Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  9. (pharmacology) Initialism of protease inhibitor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: protease inhibitor Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-MxypQEHG Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  10. (organic chemistry) Initialism of polyimide. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: polyimide Categories (topical): Organic compounds
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-3dJl1QU6 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  11. (medicine) Initialism of ponderal index. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: ponderal index Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-KImJP-se Topics: medicine, sciences
  12. (surgery) Initialism of penile inversion. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: penile inversion Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-hZ7RESV9 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  13. (electronics) Initialism of power integrity. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: power integrity Categories (topical): Electronics
  14. Abbreviation of prohibited immigrant. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: prohibited immigrant
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-yBv-MCDo
  15. (fan fiction category) Initialism of pseudoincest. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: pseudoincest
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-IgSJK8GN
  16. (automotive) Initialism of port injection. (fuel injection) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: port injection (extra: fuel injection) Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-yzDPnxcQ Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  17. (psychology) Initialism of paradoxical intention. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: paradoxical intention Categories (topical): Psychology
    Sense id: en-PI-en-noun-zR7CfJ9y Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: P.I. Related terms: DI, TBI, PFI, CPI, CPFI, SCPI, MPI

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Initialism of processing instruction."
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        "Initialism of partial induction (see AI)"
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          "AI",
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        "Initialism of personal injury."
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        "English initialisms"
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        "Initialism of principal investigator (lead researcher on a grant-funded project)"
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        "Initialism of private investigator."
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        "Initialism of parallel import."
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        "English initialisms",
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        "Initialism of protease inhibitor."
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        "(pharmacology) Initialism of protease inhibitor."
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        "English initialisms",
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        "Initialism of polyimide."
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        "(organic chemistry) Initialism of polyimide."
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        "Initialism of ponderal index."
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        "(medicine) Initialism of ponderal index."
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        "Initialism of penile inversion."
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        "(surgery) Initialism of penile inversion."
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        "Initialism of power integrity."
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        "(electronics) Initialism of power integrity."
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        "English initialisms",
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        "Initialism of port injection. (fuel injection)"
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