"PT" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} PT (not comparable)
  1. Initialism of part-time. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: part-time Coordinate_terms: FT
    Sense id: en-PT-en-adj-cii58kt~
  2. Initialism of pressure-treated. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: pressure-treated
    Sense id: en-PT-en-adj-giwiUwsh

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} PT
  1. Initialism of Central Papua: a province of Indonesia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Central Papua (extra: a province of Indonesia) Categories (place): Places in Indonesia, Provinces of Indonesia
    Sense id: en-PT-en-name-V8X2Wla8 Categories (other): Abbreviations of provinces of Indonesia, Central Papua, Indonesia
  2. Initialism of Pacific Time. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Pacific Time
    Sense id: en-PT-en-name-7loryGc3 Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 0 0 6 22 2 3 12 10 5 1 1 5 5 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 6 22 2 3 11 11 5 0 1 5 5 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 7 24 2 3 13 13 7 0 1 7 7 1 2 6 5 0 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 1 1 6 20 1 3 11 12 9 1 2 8 7 3 3 5 6 2
  3. (politics) Initialism of Pheu Thai Party. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Pheu Thai Party Synonyms: PTP
    Sense id: en-PT-en-name-Bh-X17-H Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics
  4. Abbreviation of Protactile. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Protactile
    Sense id: en-PT-en-name-PwmR4KRZ
  5. (Egyptology) Initialism of Pyramid Texts. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Pyramid Texts
    Sense id: en-PT-en-name-F-4QGu-N Categories (other): Ancient Egypt Topics: Egyptology, history, human-sciences, sciences

Noun

Forms: PTs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PT (countable and uncountable, plural PTs)
  1. (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: prothrombin time Related terms (prothrombin time): PR, INR
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-xLU81qbO Categories (other): Hematology Topics: hematology, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'prothrombin time': 61 8 2 3 6 6 1 1 6 5 1
  2. (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: physical therapist Related terms: P.T. [alternative]
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-BphHGgC3 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: physical therapy
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-d4hwdB20 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  4. (law) Initialism of parenting time. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: parenting time Synonyms: visitation
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-8tId2~LS Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  5. Initialism of physical training. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: physical training
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-56MOdkAm
  6. (music) Initialism of passing tone. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: passing tone
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-G7n~Z2Uw Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  7. (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: patrol torpedo
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-IZnIaY4G Categories (other): American English, Military, Nautical Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  8. (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”). Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: patrol trainer (extra: a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft) Coordinate_terms: PB, PF, P
  9. Initialism of personal trainer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: personal trainer
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-GZiunkK3
  10. Initialism of public transport or public transit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: public transport or public transit
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-I7TnpeEW
  11. (slang) Initialism of prick tease. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: prick tease
    Sense id: en-PT-en-noun-xxcIolex

Inflected forms

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          "text": "As her famously no-BS longtime PT Don Saladino, who has a next-level celeb roster (oh HAIII, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt!), told WH: ‘It’s about improving your body’s resilience and energy […] making sure we’re optimising everything we do’.",
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        "(slang) Initialism of prick tease."
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