pF
- picofarad; picofarads.
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pf.
p.f.
- louder.
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Origin of p.f.
From the Italian word pìu forte
Weingartner
[vahyn-gahrt-nuh r]
- (Paul) Fe·lix (Ed·ler von Münz·berg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/, 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
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Examples from the Web for pf
Contemporary Examples
PF: I do know this: When somebody has to look great on the screen, that's the death of funny.
PF: We have an old shoebox full of Polaroids of the ones who didn't make it.
PF: No, we've been casting for the last six weeks and have some amazing choices already.
PF: It's the scariest and most exciting thing we've ever done.
PF: There was a point after Me, Myself and Irene that we seemed to have to one-up ourselves and we didn't want to do that.
Historical Examples
As regards the food, M. Eugster remarks that the sum of 60 pf.
The Better Germany in War TimeHarold Picton
Morscheln, a poor kind of fungus much used in Germany, were 65 pf.
Home Life in GermanyMrs. Alfred Sidgwick
It may be coloured with any pf the stains used for confectionery or liqueurs.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume IIArnold Cooley
For the first 10 miles the rate was 25 pf., and for all other distances 50 pf.
The Development of Rates of PostageA. D. Smith
The annual loss to the administration on account of the newspaper traffic was therefore on the average 16/100 pf.
The Development of Rates of PostageA. D. Smith
pf
- French Polynesia
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pF
- picofarad
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pf.
- perfect
- Also: pfg pfennig
- preferred
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