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单词 psi
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Definition of psi in English:

psi

noun psʌɪsʌɪ(p)sī
  • 1The twenty-third letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ), transliterated as ‘ps’.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Available in three sizes and able to pump up to a 160 psi max pressure, the pump will be available in September.
    • The psi / word association was randomly chosen to be either the first or second of these experiments.
    • Numbers one hundred to nine hundred: Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega, Sampi.
    • Variable psi, used within the AHCPR guidelines, can help improve patient comfort.
    • However this may be replaced later in a few of the fleet cars by a 10,000 psi tank.
    • Quantam has already certified a 10,000 psi tank, which in theory would double that.
    1. 1.1Astronomy followed by Latin genitive The twenty-third star in a constellation.
      Psi Aquarii
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In 1672, when Mars was in the vicinity of the three Psi stars of Aquarius, the time was ripe for obtaining the first reliable parallax of Mars.
  • 2mass noun Supposed parapsychological or psychic faculties or phenomena.

    as modifier psi powers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Is psi only a laboratory curiosity, or is it the universal connecting link among all of us?

Origin

Greek.

Rhymes

ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai
 
 

Definition of psi in US English:

psi

noun(p)sī
  • 1The twenty-third letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ), transliterated as ‘ps.’.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Variable psi, used within the AHCPR guidelines, can help improve patient comfort.
    • Available in three sizes and able to pump up to a 160 psi max pressure, the pump will be available in September.
    • The psi / word association was randomly chosen to be either the first or second of these experiments.
    • Numbers one hundred to nine hundred: Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega, Sampi.
    • Quantam has already certified a 10,000 psi tank, which in theory would double that.
    • However this may be replaced later in a few of the fleet cars by a 10,000 psi tank.
    1. 1.1PsiAstronomy followed by Latin genitive The twenty-third star in a constellation.
      Psi Aquarii
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In 1672, when Mars was in the vicinity of the three Psi stars of Aquarius, the time was ripe for obtaining the first reliable parallax of Mars.
  • 2Supposed parapsychological or psychic faculties or phenomena.

    he turns to anecdotal evidence to prove that psi exists
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Is psi only a laboratory curiosity, or is it the universal connecting link among all of us?

Origin

Greek.

 
 
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