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Hang Time: The length of time a punt is in the air.

Philippine Stock Exchange: Stock exchange based in the Philippines, which operates two trading floors, at Manila and Makati.

Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX): A securities exchange trading American and European foreign currency options on spot exchange rates.

Phase Change: A change in the state of a sample of matter; for example, solid to liquid or liquid to gas. Phase changes are considered physical rather than chemical changes.

Physical Change: A change which does not transform one substance into another. For example, freezing water is a physical change because both water and ice are H2O. However, electrolysis of water would not be . . . View Full Definition

Physical Oceanographic Real Time System (PORTS): A national system of current, water level, and other oceanographical and meteorological sensors telemetering data in real-time to central locations for storage, processing, and dissemination . . . View Full Definition

Price Change: Increase or decrease in the closing price of a security compared to the previous day's closing price.

Pressure Change: The net difference between the barometric pressure at the beginning and ending of a specified interval of time, usually the three hour period preceding an observation.

Pressure Altimeter: An aneroid barometer calibrated to indicate altitude in feet instead of units of pressure. It is read accurately only in a standard atmosphere and when the correct altimeter setting is used.

Pentimento: A reappearance of a design, a drawing or a picture that has been painted over; It is a phenomenon particularly associated with oils. It is caused by the medium or vehicle with the overpainti . . . View Full Definition