phi

[ fahy ]

/ faɪ /

noun, plural phis.

the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).

the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Words nearby phi

pheresis, pheromone, pheromones, phew, phfft, phi, phi beta kappa, phi bete, phi-function, phi-phenomenon, phial

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Examples from the Web for phi

There are two sets of steps leading from the front doors of Phi Kappa Psi house.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bonds of Phi Kappa Psi brotherhood were too strong to break.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Charlottesville Police did indeed have jurisdiction over the Phi Kappa Psi house.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I have not sued Phi Kappa Psi, the University of Virginia, or any of the individuals involved.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Meanwhile, Phi designer Andreas Melbostad created a collection suited to draw out the tough girl in all of us.
Fashion Takes a Bow|The Daily Beast|September 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This caused him to be elected to the Phi Beta Kappa, the society of scholars.
Theodore Roosevelt|Edmund Lester Pearson
About one third of the girls arose and prepared to leave the study hall, the Phi Sigma Tau being among the number.
Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School|Jessie Graham Flower
It seems to have had truly triumphant success—superior to that of any Phi Beta Kappa oration ever delivered.
Love Letters of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Volume 2 of 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
Virginia had gone into Phi Kappa that winter, and Theo had been so proud of her.
Smith College Stories|Josephine Dodge Daskam
At that time the remembrance of Mr. Emerson's Phi Beta address was fresh in my mind.
Reminiscences, 1819-1899|Julia Ward Howe.

British Dictionary definitions for phi

phi

/ (faɪ) /

noun plural phis

the 21st letter in the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ), a consonant, transliterated as ph or f

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Medicine definitions for phi

phi

n.

The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet.