pa

6 definitions found

pa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pa \Pa\ (p[aum]), n.
     A shortened form of Papa.
     [1913 Webster]

pa - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pa
      n 1: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
           talk [syn: dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa,
           pop]
      2: a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from
         uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
         [syn: protactinium, protoactinium, Pa, atomic number   91
         ]
      3: a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter [syn:
         pascal, Pa]
      4: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
         Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA]
      5: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
         system in public areas [syn: public address system, P.A.   system
         , PA system, P.A., PA]

pa - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  pa
  
     <networking> The country code for Panama.
  
     (1999-01-27)
  

pa - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  PA
         Precision Architecture (HP)
         

pa - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "pa":
     abba, dad, daddy, father, foster father, genitor, governor,
     old man, pap, papa, pappy, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop,
     pops, sire, stepfather, the old man
  
  

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "PA":
     Gramophone, PA system, Victrola, audio sound system, audiophile,
     binaural system, bitch box, bullhorn, cartridge, ceramic pickup,
     changer, crystal pickup, derived four-channel system,
     discrete four-channel system, four-channel stereo system, hi-fi,
     hi-fi fan, high-fidelity, intercom, intercommunication system,
     jukebox, magnetic pickup, monaural system, mono, needle,
     nickelodeon, phonograph, photoelectric pickup, pickup,
     public-address system, quadraphonic sound system,
     radio-phonograph combination, record changer, record player,
     sound reproduction system, sound truck, squawk box, stereo, stylus,
     system, tape deck, tape recorder, tone arm,
     transcription turntable, turntable