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PES
abbr.
photoemission spectroscopy
pes
(pās)n. pl. pe·des (pĕd′ās′)
A foot or footlike part, especially the foot of a four-footed vertebrate.
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pes
(peɪz; piːz)n, pl pedes (ˈpɛdiːz)
1. (Anatomy) the technical name for the human foot
2. (Zoology) the corresponding part in higher vertebrates
3. (Biology) any footlike part
[C19: New Latin: foot]
PES
abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Party of European Socialists: the Socialist, Democratic, and Labour parties of the European Union, founded in 1992
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pes
(pis, peɪs)n., pl. pe•des (ˈpi diz, ˈpɛd iz)
Anat., Zool.
a foot or footlike part.
[1835–45; < Latin pēs]
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Noun | 1. | pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage arcuate artery, arteria arcuata - curved artery in the foot arteria digitalis, digital arteries - arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes arteria metatarsea, metatarsal artery - dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis - veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot metatarsal vein, vena metatarsus - dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle pedal extremity, vertebrate foot - the extremity of the limb in vertebrates pes planus, splayfoot, flatfoot - a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out instep - the arch of the foot sole - the underside of the foot toe - one of the digits of the foot little toe - the fifth smallest outermost toe heel - the back part of the human foot |
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pes
n. L. pie o estructura similar a éste;
___ planus [flat-foot] → ___s planos.
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