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PS en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable) Abbreviation of packet-switched.
   alt of packet-switched

Relateds

p.p.s.

PS en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Abbreviation.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of postal service.
   alt of postal service
   • USPS
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of public school.
   alt of public school
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of public service(s).
   alt of public service(s)
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of PlayStation.
   alt of PlayStation
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of paddle steamer.
   alt of paddle steamer
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of power supply.
   alt of power supply
7. (Commonwealth, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of police sergeant, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
   alt of police sergeant
8. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of polystyrene
   alt of polystyrene
9. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of parallel slalom.
   alt of parallel slalom
10. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote.
    alt of initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote
    alt of or postscript
    alt of postscriptum
    alt of post scriptum
    • PS I love you.
11. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, dated, in classified ads for used cars, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of power steering.
    alt of power steering
    • PS, PB, PW, PDL, ice-cold A/C   [power steering, power brakes, power windows, power door locks, ice-cold air conditioning]
12. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Perlman syndrome.
    alt of Perlman syndrome

Forms

Antonyms

body

Coordinates

TS · GS · mail · PM · SS · SG · PU · PO · S · PA · PSG · PGS · post

Deriveds

PPS (power supply) · PSA (power supply) · PPS (postscript/post scriptum) · SPS (power supply) · BPS (power supply) · PPPPS (postscript/post scriptum) · PSU (power supply) · XPS (polystyrene) · EPS (polystyrene) · PPPS (postscript/post scriptum)

Relateds

ps. · ♸ (polystyrene) · P.S. · p.s.

Translations (22)

pl PS (addendum to a letter) · cs PS (addendum to a letter) · ca PS (addendum to a letter) · ru P. S. (addendum to a letter) · ar مُلَاحَظَة (addendum to a letter) · cs P.S. (addendum to a letter) · fi PS (addendum to a letter) · be P.S. (addendum to a letter) · es P. D. (addendum to a letter) · pt P.S. (addendum to a letter) · th ป.ล. (addendum to a letter) · nl PS (addendum to a letter) · eo p.s. (addendum to a letter) · he נ״ב (addendum to a letter) · de PS (addendum to a letter) · es PD (addendum to a letter) · sv PS (addendum to a letter) · es P. S. (addendum to a letter) · de NS (addendum to a letter) · hu Ui. (addendum to a letter) · fi JK (addendum to a letter) · el ΥΓ. (addendum to a letter)

PS en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Abbreviation.

Meanings

1. Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names: ▸ Proto-Slavic.
2. Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names: ▸ Proto-Semitic.
3. Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names: ▸ Proto-Salish, Proto-Salishan.
4. Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names: ▸ Proto-Sahaptian.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of PlayStation.
   alt of PlayStation
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Photoshop.
   alt of Photoshop
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, qualifier:file format) Abbreviation of PostScript, a page description language.
   alt of PostScript
8. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of South Papua: a province of Indonesia.
   alt of South Papua

Deriveds

PS5 (PlayStation) · PSVR (PlayStation) · PSP (PlayStation) · PS3 (PlayStation) · PS2 (PlayStation) · PSX (PlayStation) · PSN (PlayStation) · PS4 (PlayStation) · PS1 (PlayStation)

PS en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from German PS (“Pferdestärke”, literally “horsepower”).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for metric horsepower.
   alt of metric horsepower
   • The powertrain also produces 306 PS (225 kW), enough to propel the 1,858 kg Cross Coupé from zero to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 137 mph. […] The four-seater i-oniq concept has a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine which is mated, via a generator, to a lithium ion electric motor which produces 109 PS. 2012 March 9, “Green cars at 2012 Geneva motor show – in pictures”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

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