Definitions for pipaɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pipaɪ(n.)(pl.)pis.
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (Π, π).
Category: Language/Linguistics
the letter π, used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. the ratio itself: 3.14159+.
Category: Math
Origin of pi:
1835–45; < Gk pî, peî; used in math to represent Gk periphérion periphery
pipaɪ(n.)(pl.)pies
or pie 1 3
(n.)printing type mixed together indiscriminately.
Category: Printing
any confused mixture; jumble.
(v.t.)to jumble (printing type).
Category: Printing
to mix up; jumble.
Origin of pi:
1650–60; orig. uncert.
P.I.
Philippine Islands.
Category: Geography (places)
Princeton's WordNet
pi(noun)
the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...
private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock(noun)
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
principal investigator, PI(noun)
the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project
pi(noun)
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
protease inhibitor, PI(noun)
an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs
Wiktionary
pi(Noun)
The name of the sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
pi(Noun)
An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.1415926535897932384626433832795; usually written u03C0.
pi(Noun)
Metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered. Also called pie.
pi(Verb)
To spill or mix printing type. Also, "to pie".
pi(Adjective)
Not part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type.
In computing, pi characters are entered with special combinations of keys like ctrl-alt-x, or via character sequences such as .
pi(Adjective)
pica (conventionally, 12 points = 1 pica, 6 picas = 1 inch)
In computing, pi characters are entered with special combinations of keys like ctrl-alt-x, or via character sequences such as .
pi(Adjective)
piaster
Webster Dictionary
Pi(noun)
a mass of type confusedly mixed or unsorted
Pi(verb)
to put into a mixed and disordered condition, as type; to mix and disarrange the type of; as, to pi a form
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