pF


  1. picofarad; picofarads.

Other definitions for pf. (2 of 3)

pf.

abbreviation
  1. perfect.

  2. pfennig.

  1. pianoforte; piano.

  2. (of stock) preferred.

  3. proof.

Other definitions for p.f. (3 of 3)

p.f.

abbreviationMusic.
  1. louder.

Origin of p.f.

3
From Italian pìu forte

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How to use pF in a sentence

  • The Berlin exchange, while war was as yet only a dreaded possibility, rose from 20 m. 50 pF.

    Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
  • We asked whether the children paid, and were told that those who could afford it paid from 25 to 45 pF.

    Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
  • I know of one housewife who fed her family largely on vegetables, and would not spend more than 10 pF.

    Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
  • These people have to buy their machines and their cotton at high prices from their employers, and then they get 10 pF.

    Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
  • He had a wife and two children, and Doctor Shadwell reckoned that the family to make two ends meet must live on 37 pF.

    Home Life in Germany | Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick

British Dictionary definitions for pf (1 of 3)

pf

the internet domain name for
  1. French Polynesia

British Dictionary definitions for pF (2 of 3)

pF

symbol for
  1. picofarad

British Dictionary definitions for pf. (3 of 3)

pf.

abbreviation for
  1. perfect

  2. Also: pfg pfennig

  1. preferred

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