Psi

Definitions

1. The twenty-third letter of Classical and Modern Greek and the twenty-fifth letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
   countable
2. Pound per square inch (an imperial unit of pressure)
3. Initialism of pre-sentence investigation.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. Initialism of Policy Studies Institute, a British think tank.
   UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
5. A form of psychic energy.
   uncountable
6. Initialism of protein structure initiative.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
7. Initialism of pollutant safety/standard index (measurement of the air pollutant such as haze).
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

Examples

“‘Come⟳, lad,’ he said. ‘We will take⟳ tea together and speak⟳ of the noumenon, the psi and other more heterogenous phenomena.’”

“When an event is classified as a psi phenomenon, it is claimed that all known channels for the apparent interaction have⟳ been eliminated.”

“It traces the growth of homo gestalt with the uniting of six lovely outcasts of society who have⟳ psi powers and come⟳ together as a hive mind⟳, thus creating a gestalt super-being.”

“Each turbogenerator consisted of a steam turbine, powered by 900 psi of superheated steam, that was coupled by a set⟳ of reduction gears to a General Electric marine alternating-current generator operating at 1,800 rpm. Each generator had a capacity of 2,000 kilowatts of three-phase power at 450 volts and 60 hertz. The main 450-volt switchboard was energized by the two turbogenerators. The emergency switchboard, in the emergency generator room, was fed from the main switchboard through an electrical tie.”

“For M2, this is typically around 3250 MPa (471,000 psi) when tempered at 300°F (149°C).”

CEFR level