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Ad Court: The left side of the court of each player.

Pan And Tilt Head: Tripod head allowing the camera to be tilted up and down or turned through a 360° arc.

Palladium (Pd): Atomic number: 46, Atomic mass: 106.42 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: 2.2, Density: 11.9 g.cm-3 at 20°C, Melting point: 1560 °C, Boiling point: 2927 °C, Isotopes: 9, Vanderwaals radius: 0.065 . . . View Full Definition

Palisade: Layer of mesophyll cells in leaves that are closely placed together under the epidermal layer of the leaf. Palisade parenchyma: Columnar cells located just below the upper epidermis in leave . . . View Full Definition

Padmasana : Lotus pose - a seated meditative posture.

Panhead: Panhead is the name of the Harley-Davidson engine used from 1948-1965. The chromed rocker covers resemble a baking or frying pan.

Paper Grade: Numerical and terminological description of paper contrast: numbers 0 - 1 soft: number 2 normal: number 3 hard: number 4 - 5 very hard: number 6 ultra hard. Similar grade number from differe . . . View Full Definition

Parellada: White-wine grape mainly grown in the Catalunya region of Spain. Suited to cool climates it produces low yields that contribute to making good balanced sparkling wines (ie: cavas) capable of . . . View Full Definition

Paradox: A self-contradictory phrase or sentence, such as 'the ascending rain' or alexander pope's description of man, 'great lord of all things, yet a prey to all.' don marquis's 'quote buns by grea . . . View Full Definition

Paradigmatic Structure: In semiotics, a manner in which signs are organized and meaning created. Paradigmatic structures create meaning through association, in contrast to syntagmatic structures which create meanin . . . View Full Definition