Physics Dictionary

P

 
p-n junction
p-type semiconductor
parallax method
parallel circuit
parallel-plate capacitor
parallel rays
parallelogram, method of
partial eclipse
particle
pascal (Pa)
peak value
pendulum
penetrating power
penumbra
perfectly elastic body
period
periodic table
periscope
permanent magnet
permeability
permitivity
perturbation
perverted image
peta (P)
phase
phase angle
phase difference
photoelectric cell
photoelectric current
photoelectric effect
photoelectron
photon
physical quantity
physics
pico (p)
picofarad (pF)
piezoelectricity
pinhole camera
pipette
piston
pitch
pivot
Planck's constant
plane wave
planetary motion
plano-concave lens
plano-convex lens
plasma
plastic deformation
plumb line
plutonium (Pu)
point charge
point object
point of suspension
point source
polarity
pole
pollution
polygon
polymer
positive charge
positive electrode
positive ion
positron
potential
potential difference
potential drop
potential energy difference
potential energy due to gravity
potentiometer
power
pressure
primary coil
primary colour
principal axis
principal focus
prism
projectile
projectile motion
propagation
propeller
proton
pulley
pulsar
pulse
Pythagoras' theorem