pc

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pc"

㍶ U+3376, ㍶ SQUARE PC ← ㍵ [U+3375] CJK Compatibility ㍷ → [U+3377]

Translingual

Symbol

pc

1. (astronomy, metrology) parsec
2. (typography) pica

Derived terms

• kpc (kiloparsec)
• Mpc (megaparsec)
• Gpc (gigaparsec)
• pc³ (cubic parsec)

See also

• second of parallax
• parallax second
• psc

English

Noun

pc (plural pcs)

2. Abbreviation of piece.

Alternative forms

• (piece): pc., plural pcs.

Translations

piece

• Bulgarian: бр. (br.)
• Czech: ks (cs) (singular and plural)
• French: mcx (fr) (singular and plural)
• Hungarian: db (hu)
• Japanese: (plural:) ヶ (ja) (ko), 個 (ja) (ko)
• Korean: (plural:) ea (ko) (ea)
• Polish: szt. (pl) f
• Russian: шт. (ru) f (št.) (singular and plural)
• Swedish: st. (sv) (singular and plural)

See also

• (piece): ea. (each)

Noun

pc

1. Abbreviation of parsec.
2. Abbreviation of postcard.
3. Abbreviation of percent.
4. Abbreviation of probable cause.

Alternative forms

• (percent): p.c., p. c.

Synonyms

• (percent): %

Translations

parsec

• Polish: pc (pl) m inan, ps (pl) m inan (obsolete)
• Russian: пк (ru) m (pk)

percent

• Polish: proc. (pl) m inan

Anagrams

• C/P, CP, Cp., cp, cp.

Nuxalk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Salish *pəx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pç/

Verb

pc

1. (transitive) to run a wet string between one's thumb and forefinger so as to squeeze the water out of it

Alternative forms

• cp

Root

pc

1. positive, giving pleasure: nice, enjoyable, entertaining, funny

Derived terms

Category Nuxalk terms belonging to the root pc not found

References

• Hank Nater (2022), The Nuxalk Language: (lexicon, narratives, grammar), →DOI, page 136
• Hank Nater (2026), All-Obstruent Words in Bella Coola: Phonotactics, Diachrony, Geography‎^[1], page 7