Related Words

At Em Ball: A ball hit right at a defensive player.

Parataxis: Linking clauses just by sequencing them, often without conjunction(s) and only by means of associations that are implied, not stated.

Parasympathetic System: The subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that reverses the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. Part of the autonomic nervous system that controls heartbeat, respiration and oth . . . View Full Definition

Parasympathetic Nervous System: Branch of the autonomic nervous system that slows the heart rate.

Paranoid Ideation: Ideation, of less than delusional proportions, involving suspiciousness or the belief that one is being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated.

Parapatric Speciation: The differentiation into distinct species of populations experiencing some gene flow

Paratext: In Gérard Genette's work, Paratext: Thresholds of Interpretation, Genette introduces the idea of 'paratext,' i.e., anything external to the text itself that influences the way we read a tex . . . View Full Definition

Parens Patriae Doctrine : Originating in feudal England, a doctrine that vests in the state a right of guardianship of minors. This concept has gradually evolved into the principle that the community, in addition to . . . View Full Definition

Part-Time Employee: An individual who continually works less than 40 hours per week (standard workweek hours are based on individual employer policy, therefore, a 40-hour workweek is only a guideline; this numb . . . View Full Definition

Parking Violation: Often used in risk arbitrage. Illegal holding of stock by a third party, or the financing of such a stock, in which the third party's sole reason for holding the stock is to conceal ownershi . . . View Full Definition