This page gathers the 3,279 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Media”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 21 of 33: from “particle beam” to “polecat”.
- particle beam noun Ellipsis of particle-beam weapon and particle beamer; synonym of ray gun.
- patch noun An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
- patch up verb To overlay.
- pathos noun An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
- pawjob noun A foot job performed by a furry or humanoid (such as a catgirl/catboy or other animal-human hybrid) using their paws, i.e. fictionally or…
- pay off noun A resolution or justification of an event that has already occurred.
- pay or play noun A kind of contract ensuring that an actor, director, etc. is paid even if their work is ultimately not used.
- PC noun Initialism of Production Code.
- pearl noun The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.
- peg noun A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
- pentameter noun A line in a poem having five metrical feet.
- pentimento noun The presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but…
- pentina noun A fixed verse form consisting of five stanzas of five lines each, normally followed by a two-line envoi.
- penultimate noun The penultimate syllable of a word or metrical line.
- peoplemeter noun A device installed in a household to track which occupants watch which television shows, for the purpose of measuring viewing habits in the…
- Perditean adj Of or relating to the Shakespearean character Perdita.
- perfecting noun The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
- perfecting press noun A press in which the printing on both sides of the paper is completed in one passage through the machine.
- peripeteia noun A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy.
- periplus noun An account of a voyage, particularly those of Hanno and Arrian, recording ports and coastal landmarks.
- perpetual motion machine noun A hypothetical, pseudoscientific device that exhibits perpetual motion, especially one that does useful work with no input of energy.
- personal video recorder noun A device that can record broadcast television programmes, or the images from a video camera, for subsequent playback through a television…
- personalia noun Announcements or requests issued in an association's periodical by or about individual members of that association.
- persuader noun A tool used to pack the type into the form.
- petit noun Synonym of brevier.
- Petrarchan sonnet noun A sonnet comprising an octave and a closing sestet, following the rhyme scheme of either abba abba cde cde or abba abba cd cd cd or abba…
- PG noun Initialism of parental guidance, a rating for a film that may be viewed by minors at their parents' discretion.
- Phalaecean adj Of or relating to the poet Phalaecus; being hendecasyllabic and consisting of a spondee, a dactyl and three trochees
- phase verb To use a phaser.
- phasecal noun A system that injects a frequency comb signal in order to disambiguate phase in multiple basebands downconverted from the input signal.
- phaser verb To shoot with a phaser weapon.
- philosophy noun Synonym of small pica (especially in French printing).
- phlebotinum noun A fictional material used by authors to develop a plot requiring a material with properties not possessed by any real material.
- phobian noun An inhabitant of Phobos.
- Phobosian noun Someone from Phobos.
- phone in noun A show requiring members of the public to telephone the studio.
- photo kill noun An advisory stating that a previously issued photograph should no longer be used, for example because it was found to be fake or to violate…
- photo machine noun A phototypesetter machine.
- photo-offset noun A method of offset printing that uses photolithographic plates.
- photobank noun A bank of photoelectric cells.
- photokinesis noun The ability to mentally manipulate light.
- photolithography noun A lithographic procedure in which printing plates are made using a photographic process.
- photoplayer noun An orchestrion in the silent film era.
- photoshop verb To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).
- pi verb To spill or mix printing type.
- pi character noun A special character, such as a mathematical symbol or accent, that is not found in standard printing fonts and requiring special handling.
- pica noun A size of type between small pica and English, now standardized as 12-point.
- picaresque noun A picaresque novel.
- pick noun A particle of ink or paper embedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and causing a spot on a printed sheet.
- pick up verb To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.
- pickup noun A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
- picture lock noun The point at which a film has gone through final editing and will no longer undergo any visual changes.
- picture-in-picture noun A feature of some television receivers and similar devices, where one program or channel is displayed on the full TV screen while another…
- pigeonhole noun A space between two words that is too wide.
- pilcrow noun A symbol designating a paragraph break.
- pilot noun A sample episode of a proposed TV series produced to decide if it should be made or not. If approved, typically the first episode of an…
- Pindaric ode noun A formal type of lyric poetry originating in Ancient Greece, consisting of a strophe, an antistrophe, and an epode.
- pinfeed noun A kind of dot matrix printer equipped to take paper with holes running along each side for alignment.
- pink-slime journalism noun The mass publication of poor-quality news reports (computer-generated or written by poorly-paid outsourced writers) across a network of…
- pipe verb To invent or embellish (a story).
- pirate radio noun The act or practice of broadcasting without having the necessary license that covers the territory where the signals are received.
- pishtaco noun A mythical white male demon in South American folklore, who steals and eats the bodyfat of indigenous South Americans, or cuts up their…
- pitch bible noun A reference document used by screenwriters, with information on characters, settings, and other elements of a project.
- pixels per inch noun A measurement of the pixel density of an electronic image device, such as a computer monitor or television display.
- pixie noun A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
- pixy-led adj Having been led astray by pixies, fairies, or similar supernatural beings.
- PJA noun published journal article, also known as publisher's version, version of record or VoR: the version of a paper as printed or digitally…
- planer noun A wooden block used for forcing down the type in a form, and making the surface even.
- planet placement noun The deliberate inclusion in broadcast media of messages warning about climate change or promoting environmental sustainability.
- planetality noun Membership of a particular planet or moon, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise.
- planeteer noun Someone who makes interplanetary journeys.
- planetless adj Having no home planet.
- planetographer noun Someone who studies planetography ("the branch of astronomy concerned with the description of the physical features of planets").
- planetside adj On a planet.
- planography noun A form of printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised or incised one.
- plasma verb To transform something into plasma.
- plasmatic adj Involving the transformation from one form to another; metamorphic.
- plasteel noun A fictional durable substance.
- plate noun An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
- plateau noun A notable level of attainment or achievement.
- platen noun The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
- platform verb To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
- play verb To emit or relay sound (especially music) or moving pictures; (of a device) to operate media.
- play a role verb To portray a character in a performance.
- playback singer noun A singer whose songs are pre-recorded for use in films, especially Bollywood musicals, where actors lip-sync them.
- playlist noun A list of recorded songs scheduled to be played on a radio station.
- playout noun The transmission of radio or television channels from the broadcaster into the networks that deliver them to the audience.
- playworthy adj Deserving of a play.
- Pleiadean noun An alien being from the Pleiades.
- plot armor noun A plot device wherein a fictional character or other entity repeatedly and inexplicably avoids harm or misfortune, due to their importance…
- plot hole noun A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.
- plucking noun The undesirable situation in which printed ink becomes detached from the paper.
- Plutonian noun An inhabitant of the dwarf planet Pluto.
- pocket piece noun A compact summary of national television ratings produced by Nielsen Media Research.
- pod noun A set of commercials to be shown together.
- pod-chute noun A launch tube, airlock, or chute system used to deploy armored drop pods, escape pods, or atmospheric landers from a larger spacecraft.
- podder noun One who was born in or lives in a pod.
- point noun A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- poioumenon noun A specific type of metafiction in which the story is about the process of creation (sometimes the creation of the story itself).
- polecat noun A tubular device used to support lights on a set.