pa

[pah, paw] /pɑ, pɔ/
noun, Informal.
1.
father.
Origin
short for papa

PA

1.
Parents' Association.
2.
paying agent.
3.
Pennsylvania (approved especially for use with zip code).
4.
physician's assistant.
5.
press agent.
6.
public-address system.

Pa

Physics.
1.
pascal; pascals.

Pa

Symbol, Chemistry
1.
protactinium.

Pa.

1.
Pennsylvania.

P.A.

1.
Parents' Association.
2.
Insurance. particular average.
3.
passenger agent.
4.
post adjutant.
5.
power of attorney.
6.
press agent.
7.
public-address system.
8.
publicity agent.
9.
purchasing agent.

p.a.

1.
participial adjective.
2.
per annum.
3.
press agent.

p.-a.

1.
public-address system.
British Dictionary definitions for pa

pa1

/pɑː/
noun
1.
an informal word for father

pa2

/pɑː/
noun (NZ)
1.
a Māori village or settlement
2.
(history) a Māori defensive position and settlement on a hilltop
3.
go back to the pa, to abandon city life in favour of rural life
Word Origin
Māori

pa3

abbreviation
1.
Panama

Pa

Chemical symbol
1.
protactinium
symbol
2.
pascal

PA

abbreviation
1.
Pennsylvania
2.
personal appearance
3.
personal assistant
4.
(military) Post Adjutant
5.
power of attorney
6.
press agent
7.
Press Association
8.
(banking) private account
9.
public-address system
10.
publicity agent
11.
Publishers Association
12.
purchasing agent
13.
(insurance) particular average
14.
(in New Zealand) probationary assistant
15.
Panama (international car registration)

Pa.

abbreviation
1.
Pennsylvania

p.a.

abbreviation
1.
per annum
Word Origin
Latin: yearly
Word Origin and History for pa

1804, colloquial shortening of papa (q.v.).

p.a.

n.

abbreviation of "public address" (system), attested from 1936.

pa in Medicine

Pa
The symbol for the element protactinium.

PA or P.A.
abbr.
physician's assistant

pa in Science
Pa  

  1. Abbreviation of pascal

  2. The symbol for protactinium.


protactinium
  (prō'tāk-tĭn'ē-əm)   
Symbol Pa
A rare, extremely toxic, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series that occurs in uranium ores. It has 13 known isotopes, the most stable of which is protactinium 231 with a half-life of 32,760 years. Atomic number 91; approximate melting point 1,550°C; specific gravity 15.37; valence 4, 5. See Periodic Table.
pa in Technology

networking
The country code for Panama.
(1999-01-27)

Related Abbreviations for pa

pa

  1. pulmonary artery
  2. Punjabi

Pa

  1. pascal
  2. protactinium

PA

  1. Palestinian Authority
  2. Panama (international vehicle ID)
  3. Pennsylvania
  4. physician's assistant
  5. plate appearances (baseball)
  6. power of attorney
  7. press agent
  8. professional association
  9. prosecuting attorney
  10. public-address system
  11. public affairs

Pa.

past

p.a.

per annum