Pt

1. Part.

   Pt 1 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987

2. pint.

   1/2 pt milk

3. (in scoring) point.

   we are 1 pt behind

4. point (as a unit of measurement).

   12 pt type

5. Point (on maps).

   Pt. Cloates

6. (denoting a side of a ship or aircraft) port.

symbol

the chemical element platinum.

abbreviation, noun

physical training.

noun, symbol

a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.568 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure).

late Middle English: from Old French pinte, of unknown origin.

noun, symbol

a precious silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 78. It was first encountered by the Spanish in South America in the 16th century, and is used in jewellery, electrical contacts, laboratory equipment, and industrial catalysts.

early 19th century: alteration of earlier platina, from Spanish, diminutive of plata ‘silver’.