pivot-o: pivot: (mechan.) pivot, journaclass="underline" pin or short shaft on which anything turns: (milit.) the wing on which a troop turns; (fig.) main hinge, principal agent; turnar, rotacar sur (cirkum) pivoto: to turn on a pivot; pordo- -o: door-pivot, -hinge; l’interesto esas la pivoto di multi de nia agi: interest is the pivot of many of our acts. ? EF
piz-o: (bot.) pea (Pisum sativum); sen-shela -i: shelled peas; shelo- -i: peas in a pod. — EFI
plac-o: place: open public space, as a square or circu in a town (cf. loko). — DeFIRS
placent-o: (anat., bot.) placenta. — DEFIS
plad-o: plate: small dish to eat off (cf. disho); -edo: plateful; -ego: platter; -moblo: buffet, side-board; -etajero (o tabulo): plate-shelf. — EFIS
plafon-o: (arch.) ceiling, upper surface of a room; -izar: to put a ceiling on. — DFR
plag-o: sore: break in soft part of body from disease; (fig.) plague, scourge (cf. pesto). Ex.: Ilua tota korpo esa kovrata da plagi. L’alkoholo esas plago di la publika saneso. Atilla nomizis su la plago di Deo. — DeFS
plaj-o: beach, (sea-) shore, strand. V. exp.: Plajo esas la bendo plu o min larja di sulo, quan la maro alterne kovras e deskovras; existas plaji de sablo e plaji de rul-stoni. La rivo esas la limito inter la maro e la tale dicita ferme (sika) tero. La litoro esas la tota regiono adjacanta la rivo. La plaji esas nur aparta ed eceptala loki en la rivi: ne omna rivo esas plajo (ex.: rivo ek klifi od ek rokaji); IV-606. — FIS
plaji-ar: (tr., intr.) to plagiarize (words, ideas from another). — DEFIRS
plako: plate, sheet, slab: flat piece of metal, etc.; tablet, plaque; -izar: to plate (over), sheathe, sheet over, veneer, overlay; -o grab-ita: engraved plate; -turn- -o: (R.R.) turn-table; petro- -o: stone slab, flagstone; -iz-ita ringo: (of gold) plated ring. — eFIR
plan-a: plane: without elevations or depressions; level, flat (cf. plata); -o: (geom.) plane (surface, figure, angle); (aeron.) plane; -ajo: a flat thing or place; plain: level land; alta -ajo: table-land; -kanto: (fig.) plain-song, -chant; -igar: to make (ulo) smooth, level, even; -o inklinita: inclined plane. — DEFIRS
pland-o: (anat.) sole (of the foot). — FIS
planet-o: (astron.) planet; -aro, -o-sistemo: planetary system. — DEFIRS
planimetr-o*: planimeter. — DEFIRS
planimetri-o: planimetry. — DEFIRS
planisfer-o: planisphere. — DEFIRS
plank-o: board, plank; -eto: small board; (painter’s) palette; -izar: to board up; -o-sulo: (board-) flooring. — DEFIS
«plankton»: (biol.) plankton.
plant-o: (bot.) plant; -aro: flora; -o-cizo: pruning shears; -o-lauso: plant louse (cf. afidio); -izar: to ornament, cover with plants (cf. plantacar). ? DEFIS
plantac-ar: (tr.) to plant: set in the ground for growth; -ajo: something planted, slip, set, crop, plant (cf. planto); -erio: plantation; -anto, -isto: one who plants, a planter; -ilo: planting instrument; dibble, setting stick. — DEFIS
plantag-o: (bot.) plantain (genus: Plantago). — eFI
plantigrad-a, -o: (zool.) plantigrade (animal). Ant.: digitigrada. — DEFIS
planton-o*: (milit.) orderly (soldier; cf. ordonanco); esar -o: to be on orderly duty. — F
plas-o: place (for a person or thing); -izar: to place (ulu); to put (ulo, ulu) in a place (cf. pozar, lok-izar); -iz-anto, -isto: a person who places; usher (in a theater)(theatre). V exp.: Ta vorto esas necesa por signifikar la spaco okupata od okupebla da singla persono en irga loko (veturo, teatro, e.c.). Ol ne povas remplasesar da loko, mem min da sideyo; nam en omnibusi, tramveturi, urbala fervoyi, existas plasi sidanta e plasi stacanta. Ol povas signifikar anke la loko propra, rezervata o konvenanta por singla kozi: «Un plaso por omna kozo, ed omna kozo en sua plaso». On povas dicar exemple: «Me havas bona plaso proxim la loko ube eventis l’inauguro di la statuo X. sur la placo Y.» Restis nula plaso en la teatro, quankam esis ankore multa spaco inter la rangi e granda vakua loki avan la pordi; II-19. — DEF
plasm-o*: (physiol.) plasma. — DEFIS
plastid-o*: (biol.) plastid. — DEFIS
plastidul-o*: (biol.) plastidule. — DEFIS
plastik-a: plastic; -arto: plastic art; -eso: plasticity. — DEFIRS
plastilin-o*: modelling clay.
plastr-o: (med.) (sticking-) plaster (for the body; cf. kataplasmo); -eto: a small plaster; beauty-spot, -patch (for toilette). — DEFIS
plastron-o: plastron: breast-plate; breast-pad; shirt-bosom, -front. Def.: Tri senci: pectoral peco di kuraso; pektoral peco, polster-izita, di vesto di skermisto; pektorala parto di kamizo; IV-202. —eFI
plat-a: flat: having an even surface (cf. plana); (fig.) dull, insipid; -ajo: a flat object; plateau, upland, table-land; -a pedo: a flat foot; -eso: (quality) flatness; -a kalmeso: a flat calm; -e: flatwise; -igar: to flatten (cf. plan-igar); -naz-a, -(ul)o: flat, pug, snub-nosed (person). — DEFIR
platan-o: (bot.) plane-tree, platane (genus: Platanus); -o ocident-ala: (N. American) sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). — DEFIS
platen-o: (print.) platen.
platform-o: platform; horizontal surface or structure (cf. programo). — DEFIRS
platin-o: (met.) platinum. — DEFIS
Platon-ala, -isto, -ismo: Platon-ic, -ist, -ism.
plaud-ar: (tr., intr.) of liquids, waves: to break, beat against, splash; -etar: to ripple. — L
ple-ar: (tr.) to play (a musical instrument, a role in a play; cf. ludar); -ach-ar: (tr.) to strum, thrum (a violin). Ex.: Plear valso. Violin-plear. Plear (rolo di) Athalie. — E