The|os|o|phy — «thee OS uh fee», noun. any system of philosophy or religion that claims to have a special insight into the divine nature through spiritual self development. ╂[< Medieval Latin theosophia < Late Greek theosophíā < Greek theósophos one… … Useful english dictionary
phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… … English syllables
PHY — (often pronEng|ˈfaɪ fye ) is a common abbreviation for the physical layer of the OSI model.A PHY connects a link layer device (often called a MAC) to a physical medium such as an optical fibre or copper cable. A PHY typically includes a PCS… … Wikipedia
phy|to|ge|og|ra|phy — «FY toh jee OG ruh fee», noun. the science that deals with the geographical distribution of plants: »What bearing had the phytogeography of the past on the evolution and dispersal of major groups like the flowering plants? (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
phy|tog|ra|phy — «fy TOG ruh fee», noun. the branch of botany that deals with the description, naming, and classifying of plants; descriptive botany; plant taxonomy. ╂[< New Latin phytographia < Greek phytón plant + English graphy] … Useful english dictionary
phy|si|cian — «fuh ZIHSH uhn», noun. 1. a doctor of medicine: »The physician gave his sick patient some strong medicine. 2. any practitioner of the healing art: »More needs she the divine than the physician (Shakespeare). 3. a person who cures any one of… … Useful english dictionary
phy|lac|ter|y — «fuh LAK tuhr ee», noun, plural ter|ies. 1. either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Jewish law, worn by Orthodox Jewish males during weekday morning prayers, to remind them to keep the Law. One is strapped to the forehead, the … Useful english dictionary
phy|lum — «FY luhm», noun, plural la. 1. Biology. a primary division of the animal or plant kingdom, consisting of one or more classes, usually equivalent to a subkingdom, such as the thallophytes, Protozoa, or Arthropoda. The animals or plants in a phylum … Useful english dictionary
phy|let´i|cal|ly — phy|let|ic «fy LEHT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with a biological phylum, or a line of descent: »... a special terminology arising from the experimental and natural observation of animals at their own phyletic level (New Scientist).… … Useful english dictionary
phy|let|ic — «fy LEHT ihk», adjective. of or having to do with a biological phylum, or a line of descent: »... a special terminology arising from the experimental and natural observation of animals at their own phyletic level (New Scientist). ╂[< Greek ph… … Useful english dictionary
