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PSI

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Dictionary entry overview: What does psi mean?

• PSI (noun)
The noun PSI has 2 senses:

1. a unit of pressure
2. the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet

Familiarity information: PSI used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PSI (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A unit of pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

pounds per square inch; psi

Hypernyms ("psi" is a kind of...):

pressure unit (a unit measuring force per unit area)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("psi" is a kind of...):

alphabetic character; letter; letter of the alphabet (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("psi" is a member of...):

Greek alphabet (the alphabet used by ancient Greeks)

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PSI: related words searches

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» letter of the alphabet: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
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