PS

See also: Appendix:Variations of “ps”

Translingual

Etymology 1

Symbol

PS

1. (metrology) Symbol for petasiemens, an SI unit of electrical conductance equal to 10¹⁵ siemens.

Etymology 2

Symbol

PS

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Palestine since 1999.

   Synonym: PSE (alpha-3)

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

• Audio (Southern England):

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Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Proper noun

PS

1. (linguistics) Initialism of a number of proto-languages' names:
   1. Proto-Slavic.
   2. Proto-Semitic.
   3. Proto-Salish, Proto-Salishan.
   4. Proto-Sahaptian.
2. (video games) Initialism of PlayStation.
3. (software) Initialism of Photoshop.
4. (computing, file format) Abbreviation of PostScript, a page description language.
5. Abbreviation of South Papua: a province of Indonesia.

Derived terms

PlayStation

• PS1
• PS2
• PS3
• PS4
• PS5
• PSN
• PSP
• PSVR
• PSX

Noun

PS (countable and uncountable, plural PSes or PSs)

1. Initialism of postal service.

   Coordinate terms: PO, post, mail

   USPS ― United States Postal Service

2. (education) Initialism of public school.
3. (government) Initialism of public service(s).
4. (video games) Initialism of PlayStation.
5. (nautical) Initialism of paddle steamer.

   Coordinate terms: SS, TS

6. Initialism of power supply.

   Coordinate terms: PU, PM, PA

7. (law enforcement, Commonwealth) Initialism of police sergeant, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
8. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of polystyrene

   Hyponyms: EPS, XPS

9. (sports) Initialism of parallel slalom.

   Coordinate terms: S, GS, PGS, SG, PSG

10. Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote.

    Alternative forms: P.S., p.s., ps.

    PS I love you.

12. (in classified ads for used cars, dated) Initialism of power steering.

    PS, PB, PW, PDL, ice-cold A/C   [power steering, power brakes, power windows, power door locks, ice-cold air conditioning]

13. Initialism of Perlman syndrome.

Antonyms

• body

Derived terms

polystyrene

• EPS
• XPS

power supply

• BPS
• PPS
• PSA
• PSU
• SPS

postscript/post scriptum

• PPPPS
• PPPS
• PPS

Related terms

• (polystyrene): ♸

Translations

addendum to a letter — see also postscriptum

• Arabic: مُلَاحَظَة f (mulāḥaẓa)
• Belarusian: P.S. (P.S.)
• Catalan: PS (ca)
• Czech: PS (cs), P.S.
• Dutch: PS (nl)
• Esperanto: p.s.
• Finnish: PS (fi), JK (fi)
• German: PS (de), (archaic) NS (de)
• Greek: ΥΓ. (el) n (YG.)
• Hebrew: נ״ב (n"b)
• Hungarian: Ui.
• Polish: PS (pl)
• Portuguese: P.S.
• Russian: P. S.
• Spanish: P. D. f, PD f, P. S. m
• Swedish: PS (sv)
• Thai: ป.ล. (th) (bpɔɔ.lɔɔ.)

Adjective

PS (not comparable)

1. (telecommunications) Abbreviation of packet-switched.

See also

• (packet-switched): Packet switching on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• p.p.s.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German PS (“Pferdestärke”, literally “horsepower”).

Noun

PS (plural PS)

2. Short for metric horsepower.
   • 2012 March 9, “Green cars at 2012 Geneva motor show – in pictures”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The powertrain also produces 306 PS (225 kW), enough to propel the 1,858 kg Cross Coupé from zero to 62 mph in 6.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 137 mph. […] The four-seater i-oniq concept has a 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine which is mated, via a generator, to a lithium ion electric motor which produces 109 PS.

References

• (organic chemistry) Bashford, David. Thermoplastics: Directory and databook; →ISBN. London: Chapman & Hall, 1997.

Anagrams

• S&P, SP, Sp, s.p., s/p, sp

Chinese

Etymology

From English photoshop.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pì-áisi

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˋ ㄞˊ ˙ㄙ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pi¹ e¹ si⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: PS
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˋ ㄞˊ ˙ㄙ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pì-áisi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi⁴-ai²-ssŭ⁵
    • Yale: pì-ái-sz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pihair.sy
    • Palladius: пиайсы (piajsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵¹ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ sɹ̩³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pi¹ e¹ si⁴
    • Yale: pī ē sìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pi¹ e¹ si⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pi¹ é¹ xi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiː⁵⁵ ɛː⁵⁵ siː²¹/

Verb

PS

1. to photoshop

Dutch

Alternative forms

• P.S.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

PS

1. initialism of post scriptum

Finnish

Proper noun

PS

1. initialism of Perussuomalaiset (“Finns Party (Finnish political party)”)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ɛs/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Proper noun

PS m

1. initialism of Parti Socialiste, a socialist political party active in France, Belgium and Switzerland

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

PS

1. abbreviation of Pferdestärke (“metric horsepower”)
2. abbreviation of Postskriptum (“post scriptum”)
3. (education) abbreviation of Proseminar (“proseminar”)
4. (economy) abbreviation of Personenstunde (“man-hour”)

   Coordinate term: PT (“man-day”)

5. (insurance) abbreviation of Personenschaden (“personal injury”)

   Coordinate term: SS (“property damage”)

6. (psychology) abbreviation of Persönlichkeitsstörung (“personality disorder”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ɛs/, [ˈpe.ɛs]

Proper noun

PS

1. initialism of Prabowo Subianto
2. (video games) initialism of PlayStation
3. (software) initialism of Photoshop
4. initialism of Papua Selatan (literally “South Papua”)
5. initialism of Plaza Senayan

Noun

PS (plural PS-PS)

1. (uncountable, printing) initialism of Latin postscrīptum (“postscriptum”)

   Synonym: catatan tambahan

2. (uncountable, mechanical engineering) initialism of German Pferdestärke (“horsepower”)

   Mesin ini mampu menghasilkan tenaga sampai 110 PS pada 2900 rpm. ― This engine is capable of producing power up to 110 hp at 2900 rpm

Further reading

• “PS”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Proper noun

PS ?

1. abbreviation of Pesaro: a city in the Marche region, Italy

Noun

PS

1. initialism of pubblica sicurezza (“public security”)

Japanese

Etymology

From German Pferdestärke.

Symbol

PS(ピーエス) • (pīesu) 

1. horsepower

Synonyms

• 馬(ば)力(りき) (bariki)

Latin

Alternative forms

• P.S.

Noun

PS

1. (literature) initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, postscript
2. (Late Latin, money) abbreviation of pustulatum or pusulatum

Coordinate terms

• OB (pure gold)

Polish

Alternative forms

• P.S.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Syllabification: P‧S

Phrase

PS

1. post scriptum

Further reading

• “PS”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “PS”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Spanish

Noun

PS m (plural PS)

1. (roleplaying games, video games) initialism of punto(s) de salud, HP (hit points / health points)

   Synonym: PV

Swedish

Alternative forms

• P.S.

Phrase

PS

1. post scriptum