pi | ||
1. | [ noun ] the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project | |
Synonyms: | principal_investigator | |
Related terms: | scientist | |
2. | [ noun ] (work) someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information | |
Synonyms: | private_eye private_detective operative sherlock shamus private_investigator | |
Related terms: | detective store_detective inquiry_agent hotel_detective | |
3. | [ noun ] (mathematics) the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle | |
Synonyms: | 3.14159265358979323846... | |
Related terms: | irrational_number | |
4. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs | |
Synonyms: | protease_inhibitor | |
Related terms: | antiviral nelfinavir crixivan norvir invirase drug_cocktail | |
5. | [ noun ] the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet | |
Related terms: | letter Greek_alphabet | |
Similar spelling: |
Pio PIE pia P |