PW

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: pw, pW, and .pw

Translingual

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

Symbol

[edit]

PW

  1. (metrology) Symbol for petawatt, an SI unit of power equal to 1015 watts.

Etymology 2

[edit]

Symbol

[edit]

PW

  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Palau since 1986.
    Synonym: PLW (alpha-3)

English

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

PW

  1. Initialism of Publisher's Weekly.
  2. Initialism of Pratt & Whitney.

Noun

[edit]

PW (countable and uncountable, plural PWs)

  1. (countable) Abbreviation of password.
  2. (Canada, military, countable) Initialism of prisoner of war.
  3. (countable) Abbreviation of policewoman.
  4. (golf, countable) Initialism of pitching wedge.
  5. (uncountable) Initialism of Prussian white.

Synonyms

[edit]
  • (prisoner of war): POW

Anagrams

[edit]