pd

Questions about pd

What does pd mean?

pd means "a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry".

How many syllables are in pd?

pd has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pd?

Close synonyms include palladium, atomic number 46. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pd a common word?

pd is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pd come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.