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Photonics Photonics is the science and technology of generating, controlling, and detecting photons, particularly in the visible light and near infra-red spectrum. Photonics as a science is closely related to quantum optics and optoelectronics with somewhat unclear boundaries.
Photophone The photophone was originally invented jointly by Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant Sumner Tainter on February 19, 1880. Then on June 3, 1880, Alexander Graham Bell transmitted the first wireless telephone message on his newly-invented photophone.
Photophore A photophore is a light-emitting organ which appears as luminous spots on various marine animals, including fishes and cephalopods. The organ can be simple, or as complex as the human eye; equipped with lenses, shutters, color filters and reflectors The light] can be produced from compounds during the [[digest|digestion of prey, from specialized mitochondrial cells in the organism, called photocytes ("light producing" cells) from the nomenclature of ichthyology, or, similarly, associated with symbiotic bacteria in the organism that is cultured.
Photopia Photopia is a piece of literature by Adam Cadre rendered in the form of interactive fiction, and written in Inform. It is regarded as a pioneer in narrative-driven, rather than puzzle- or challenge-driven, interactive fiction, and is perhaps the most successful example of this genre to date.
Photoplethysmograph A photoplethysmograph(PPG) is an optically obtained plethysmograph, a volumetric measurement of an organ. A PPG is often obtained by using a pulse oximeter which illuminates the skin and measures changes in light absorption (Shelley and Shelley, 2001).
Photoplotter A photoplotter is an electro-mechanical-optical machine that produces a latent image on a media, usually high-contrast monochromatic (black-and-white) photographic film, using a light source under computer control.
Photopolymer A photopolymer is a polymer which is cured by exposure to light, often in the ultraviolet spectrum. These polymers are useful in dentistry for fillings and in rapid prototyping in the stereolithography and PolyJet processes.
Photopsin Photopsins are the photoreceptor pigments found in the cone cells of the retina that are the basis of color vision. Photopsins are very close analogs of the visual purple rhodopsin that is used in night vision.
Photoreactivation Our cell's DNA is continuously replicated in order to grow, maintain and repair tissues within our bodies. Although this process is repeated many millions of times daily, the rate of error of replication of our genetic material is surprisingly low.
Photorealism Photorealism is the genre of painting resembling a photograph, most recently seen in the splinter hyperrealism art movement. However, the term is primarily applied to paintings from the American photorealism art movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Photorealistic (Morph) Photorealistic computer graphics can be created by taking an original 3D rendering, which resembles a photograph, and morphing the image in photoshop. This creates a life-like 3D model, using a real image, that is a time consuming chore for 3D animators.
Photoreceptor A photoreceptor, or photoreceptor cell, is a specialized type of neuron found in the eye's retina that is capable of phototransduction. More specfically, the photoreceptor sends signals to other neurons by a change in its membrane potential when it absorbs photons.
Photorefractive effect The photorefractive effect is a nonlinear optical effect seen in certain crystals and other materials that respond to light by altering their refractive index. The effect can be used to store temporary, erasable holograms and is useful for holographic data storage.
Photorefractive keratectomy Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and Laser-Assisted Sub-Epithelial Keratectomy (LASEK) are laser eye surgery procedures intended to correct a person's vision and reduce their dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The procedures permanently changes the shape of the anterior central cornea using an excimer laser to ablate (burn off) a small amount of tissue from the corneal stroma at the front of the eye, just under the corneal epithelium.
Photorespiration Photorespiration refers to the alternate pathway for production of Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate by Rubisco, the main enzyme of the Dark reactions of photosynthesis (also known as the Calvin cycle or the Primary Carbon Reduction (PCR) cycle). Although Rubisco favors carbon dioxide to oxygen,(approximately 3 carboxylations per oxygenation), oxygenation of Rubisco occurs frequently, producing a glycolate and a glycerate.
PhotoReading PhotoReading is a commercial learning product of Learning Stategies Corporation. The corporation sells Photoreading seminars and home courses that claim to allow people to photoread, a term coined for a step in which one unconsciously intakes information.
PhotoRec PhotoRec is file data recovery software program designed to recover lost files, specifically photos from digital camera memory, (CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SecureDigital, SmartMedia, Microdrive, MMC, USB Memory Drives etc.), Hard Disks and CD-ROMs.
Photosensitive ganglion cell Photosensitive ganglion cells, or melanopsin-containing ganglion cells, are a recently discovered type of nerve cell in the retina of the eye which, unlike other retinal ganglion cells, are intrinsically photosensitive. This means that they are excited by light even when all influences from classical photoreceptors (rods and cones) are blocked, either by applying pharmacological agents or by dissociating the ganglion cell from the retina.
Photoshop contest A Photoshop contest, or sometimes photochop contest, is an online game, in which a website or user of an Internet forum will post a starting image — usually a photograph — and ask others to manipulate the image using some kind of graphics editing software, such as Photoshop, Corel Photopaint, The GIMP, Paint Shop Pro or for those posting on a work computer, Microsoft Paint.
Photoshop tennis Photoshop tennis is a competitive activity that has evolved on the Internet utilising Corel Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop, or similar bitmap graphics editors. It is normally a game for 2 players, though doubles matches and any number of players are theoretically possible.
Photoshopping Photoshopping, or simply shopping, is the digital editing of pictures with image editing software. The term comes from Adobe Photoshop, the image editor most commonly used by professionals for this purpose, although other programs, such as Paint Shop Pro, Corel Photopaint, or the GIMP may be used.
Photostimulation Photostimulation is the use of light to artificially activate biological compounds, cells, or even whole organisms. Photostimulation can be used to noninvasively probe the causal relationships between different biological processes, using only light.
Photosynthesis Photosynthesis (photo=light, synthesis=putting together), generally, is the synthesis of sugar from light, carbon dioxide and water, with oxygen as a waste product. It is arguably the most important biochemical pathway known; nearly all life depends on it.
Photosynthetic efficiency The photosynthetic efficiency is the fraction of light energy converted into other forms of energy for use. Trees convert light in to chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis with a photosynthetic efficiency of approximately 0.
Photosynthetically active radiation The expression Photosynthetically Active Radiation, often abbreviated PAR, designates the spectral range of solar light from 400 to 700 nanometers that is useful to terrestrial plants in the process of photosynthesis. This spectral region corresponds more or less with the range of light visible to the human eye.
Photosystem Photosystems (ancient Greek: phos = light and systema = assembly) are protein complexes involved in photosynthesis. They are found in the thylakoid membranes of plants, algae and cyanobacteria (in plants and algae these are located in the chloroplasts), or in the cytoplasmic membrane of photosynthetic bacteria.
Phototaxis Phototaxis is a kind of taxis which occurs when a whole organism moves in response to the stimulus light. This is advantageous for phototrophic organisms as they can orient themselves most efficiently to receive light for photosynthesis.
Phototherapeutic keratectomy Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) is a type of eye surgery that uses a laser to treat various ocular disorders by removing tissue from the cornea. It is similar to photorefractive keratectomy which is used for the treatment of refractive conditions.
Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy Photothermal Deflection Spectroscopy is a kind of spectroscopy that measures the change in refractive index due to laser heating of a surface. It works via the mirage effect where a refractive index gradient exists adjacent to the substrate's surface.
Phototroph Phototrophs (photo=light, troph=nourishment) or photoautotrophs (photo=light, auto=self, troph=nourishment) are organisms which carry out photosynthesis. Using energy from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water are converted into organic materials to be used in cellular functions such as biosynthesis and respiration.
Phototropin Phototropins are photoreceptors that mediate phototropism responses in higher plants. Along with cryptochromes and phytochromes they allow plants to respond and alter their growth in response to the light environment.
Phototube A phototube is a type of gas-filled or vacuum tube that is sensitive to light. These devices operate according to the photoelectric effect: incoming photons strike a photocathode, generating electrons, which are attracted toward the anode.
Phototypesetting Phototypesetting is a method of setting type, rendered obsolete with the popularity of the personal computer and desktop publishing software, that uses a photographic process to generate columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper. Typesetters used a machine called a phototypesetter, which would quickly project light through a film negative image of an individual character in a font, through a lens that would magnify or reduce the size of the character onto film, which would collect on a spool in a light-tight canister.
Photovoice Photovoice is a methodology mostly used in the field of education which combines photography with grassroots social action. Subjects are asked to represent their community or point of view by taking photographs.
Photovoltaic inverter A photovoltaic inverter changes direct current (DC) from a solar cell array to alternating current (AC), synchronizes with a grid and feeds the energy into the grid, mostly a public utility grid. The opposite to these grid connected systems are island systems, which build their own grid and keep it running (keeping phase and frequency stable).
Photovoltaics Photovoltaics, or PV for short, is a solar power technology that uses solar cells or solar photovoltaic arrays to convert energy from the sun into electricity. Photovoltaics is also the field of study relating to this technology.
Phowa Phowa (Pho-ba in Wylie transliteration, also spelled Powa) is a Tibetan term for a Buddhist meditation practice that can be translated as the "Practice of conscious dying", or "Transference of consciousness at the time of death". The main form is one of the six yogas of Naropa although other transmissions also exist.
Phpadadmin php-AD-admin is an opensource project that will allow users to update their own Active Directory attributes (phone number, name, etc) and improve the quality of the data in your Active Directory by forms validation to create new users/groups etc. The project uses PHP and the PHP LDAP modules to access the directory information.
PhpAdsNew phpAdsNew is the leading open-source advertising server (written in PHP using the MySQL database) licensed under the GNU General Public License, with an integrated banner management interface and tracking system for gathering statistics. With phpAdsNew you may rotate paid banners and in-house advertisements.
PhpCompta PhpCompta is an accounting software, developed (mainly) by a Belgian and French community for the Belgian and French accounting system, under the lead of Dany De Bontridder. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
PhpED PhpED is a commercial IDE intended for development of complex php applications, including database connections and anywhere from 1 to 10000 PHP scripts. Developed by NuSphere Corporation since 2000, this php IDE supports PHP, HTML, XML, CSS, SMARTY, XHTML and some other popular web programming language.
PhpGmailDrive PhpGmailDrive, also known as PGD, is an open source software program written in PHP to share Gmail file attachments on the web. PGD is based on GmailFS, a Gmail attachment file system that uses email subjects for organization.
PhpGroupWare phpGroupWare, formerly known as webdistro, is a multi-user groupware suite written in PHP and part of the DotGNU project. It provides about 50 web-based applications including a Calendar, Addressbook, an advanced Projects manager, Todo List, Email, and File manager.
PhpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Internet. Currently it can create and drop databases, create/drop/alter tables, delete/edit/add fields, execute any SQL statement, and manage keys on fields.
PhpOrganisation phpOrganisation is a web-based free software accounting application running under MySQL and PHP, and released under the GPL license. It was developed to provide a free software alternative to programs like Sage for voluntary organisations and small to medium businesses.
Phra Khanong Phra Khanong () is one of the 50 districts (Khet) of Bangkok, Thailand. Its neighbor, clockwise from north, are Suan Luang, Prawet, and Bang Na districts of Bangkok, Amphoe Phra Pradaeng of Samut Prakan Province (across Chao Phraya River), Khlong Toei and Watthana of Bangkok.
Phraates III of Parthia King Phraates III of Parthia (named "the God" on some of his coins), succeeded his father Sanatruces and ruled the Parthian Empire from 70 to 57 BC. When he came to the throne in 70 BC, the Roman general Lucullus was preparing to attack Tigranes the Great, king of Armenia, who was supreme in western Asia and had wrested Mesopotamia and several vassal states from Parthia.
Phraates V of Parthia Phraates V of Parthia, known as Phraataces (a diminutive), ruled the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to AD 4. He was the younger son of Phraates IV of Parthia (37–2 BC) and the "goddess Musa", with whom he is associated on his coins.
Phrack Phrack is an underground ezine made by and for hackers that has been around since November 17, 1985. The magazine is open for contributions by anyone who desires to publish remarkable works or express original ideas on the topics of interest.
Phragmén-Lindelöf principle In mathematics, the Phragmén-Lindelöf principle is a 1908 extension by Lars Edvard Phragmén (1863-1937) and Ernst Leonard Lindelöf of the maximum modulus principle of complex analysis, to unbounded domains.
Phragmipedium Phragmipedium is a genus of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae) (Subfamily Cypripedioideae) and the only genus comprised in the tribe Phragmipedieae and subtribe Phragmipediinae. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek phragma, which means "division", and pedium, which means "slipper" (referring to the pouch).
Phragmites Phragmites australis, the Common Reed (see Reed (plant) for other species also called 'reed'), is a large grass native to wetland sites throughout temperate and tropical regions of the world. It is generally regarded as the sole species of the genus Phragmites, though some botanists divide the genus into three or four species.
Phragmoplast The phragmoplast is a plant cell specific structure that forms during late cytokinesis. It serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.
Phrarajbhavanavisudh Phrarajabhavanavisudh is the abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Thailand and the president of the Dhammakaya Foundation. He is a controvesial figure in Thailand, accused by the media of fund embezzlement and profiteering, and particularly for his non-orthodox Buddhist temple and practice.
Phrase (fencing) In fencing, a phrase is an any unbroken chain of recognisable offensive and defensive actions, such as lunging or parrying performed by the two fencers. The phrase ends, when a referee has reason to stop the bout, such as corps a corps, a hit (on or off-target), or a penalty, or when both fencers return to passivity.
Phrase (music) In music a phrase (Greek φράση, sentence, expression, see also strophe) is a section of music that is relatively self contained and coherent over a medium time scale. In common practice phrases are often four and most often eight bars, or measures, long.
Phrase completions Phrase completion scales are a type of psychometric scale used in questionnaires. Developed in response to the problems associated with Likert scales, Phrase completions are concise, unidimensional measures that tap ordinal level data in a manner that approximates interval level data.
Phrase structure rules Phrase-structure rules were used in early transformational grammar (TGG) to describe a given language's syntax. They were used to break a natural language sentence down into its constituent parts (also known as syntactic categories) namely phrasal categories and lexical categories (aka parts of speech).
Phrasebase Phrasebase is a web 2.0 social network aimed at facilitating Second Language Acquisition by providing internet based tools and services designed to help individuals quickly and effectively learn a foreign language.
Phrataphernes Phrataphernes (in Greek Φραταφέρνης; lived 4th century BC) was a Persian who held the government of Parthia and Hyrcania, under the king Darius III Codomannus, and joined that monarch with the contingents from the provinces subject to his rule, shortly before the battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC. He afterwards accompanied the king on his flight into Hyrcania, but, after the death of Darius, surrendered voluntarily to Alexander the Great, by whom he was kindly received, and appears to have been shortly after reinstated in his satrapy.
Phratry A phratry (Greek φρατρία, brotherhood, kinfolk, derived from φρατήρ - brother, see also frater) is an anthropological term for a kinship division consisting of two or more distinct clans which are considered a single unit, but which retain separate identities within the phratry.
Phraya Manopakorn Nititada Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (Thai พระยามโนปกรณ์นิติธาดา), born Kon Hutasingha (Thai ก้อน หุตะสิงห์) (July 15, 1884-October 1, 1948) was Thailand's first Prime Minister from (1932-1933).
Phraya Phahol Pholphayuhasena General Phraya Phahon Phonphayuhasena (Thai พระยาพหลพลพยุหเสนา born March 29, 1887) was a Thai military leader and politician. Born in Phra Nakhorn province (present-day Bangkok), and as a child attended school in Germany and Denmark, and married Bunlong Phahonpholphayuhasena (Thai คุณหญิงบุญหลง พหลพลพยุหเสนา).
Phraya Songsuradej Phraya Songsuradej (1891 - 1944, common name Deva Bandhumasena) was a Thai military officer. As a cadet he studied military science in Imperial Germany, and was a leading member of the senior army officers responsible for the Siamese coup d'etat of 1932.
Phreaking Phreaking is a slang term coined to describe the activity of a subculture of people who study, experiment with, or explore telephone systems, the equipment of telephone companies, and systems connected to public telephone networks. The term "phreak" is a portmanteau of the words "phone" and "freak.
PhreakNIC PhreakNIC is an annual hacker and technology convention held in Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States. It is organized in cooperation with the Nashville 2600 Organization, SouthEastern 2600 (se2600), and Nashville Linux User Group.
Phreaky Phreaky are Ofer Dikovski (Oforia), Avi Algarnati (Space Cat), Marko Goren, and Dino Psaras (Cydonia, Ayahuasca), a psychedelic trance project from Israel. It was a collaboration between the four most prominent early trance producers in Israel.
Phreatic The term phreatic is used in geology to refer to matters relating to underground water below the water table (the word originates from the Greek phrear, phreat- meaning "well" or "spring"). "Phreatic surface" is a synonym for "water table.
Phreatic eruption Phreatic eruptions, also called ultravulcanian eruptions, occur when rising magma makes contact with ground or surface water. The extreme temperature of the magma (anywhere from 600 °C to 1,170 °C (1110–2140 °F)) causes near-instantaneous evaporation to steam resulting in an explosion of steam, water, ash, rock, and volcanic bombs.
Phrenicocolic ligament A fold of peritoneum, the phrenicocolic ligament, is continued from the left colic flexure to the thoracic diaphragm opposite the tenth and eleventh ribs; it passes below and serves to support the spleen, and therefore has received the name of sustentaculum lienis.
Phrenology Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn, "mind"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is a theory which claims to be able to determine character, personality traits, and criminality on the basis of the shape of the head (reading "bumps"). Developed by German physician Franz Joseph Gall around 1800, and very popular in the 19th century, it is now discredited as a pseudoscience.
Phriapatius of Parthia Phriapatius (or Priapatius) ruled the Parthian Empire from 191 BC to 176 BC. He was the grandson of Tiridates I of Parthia (246–211 BC), the brother of Arsaces I of Parthia (250–211 BC), the founder of the Parthian Empire.
Phronema Phronema is a Greek term that is used in Eastern Orthodox theology to refer to mindset or outlook; it is the Orthodox mind. The attaining of phronema is a matter of practicing the correct faith (orthodoxia) in the correct manner (orthopraxia).
Phronetic organization research Phronetic organization research is phronetic social science employed in the specific study of organizations and management. Phronetic social science is an approach to the study of social phenomena based on a contemporary interpretation of the classical Greek concept phronesis, variously translated as practical judgment, common sense, or prudence.
Phronetic planning research Phronetic planning research is phronetic social science employed in the specific study of urban planning. Phronetic social science is an approach to the study of social phenomena based on a contemporary interpretation of the classical Greek concept phronesis, variously translated as practical judgment, common sense, or prudence.
Phronetic social science Phronetic social science is an approach to the study of social – including political and economic – phenomena based on a contemporary interpretation of the classical Greek concept phronesis, variously translated as practical judgment, common sense, or prudence. Phronesis is the intellectual virtue used to deliberate about which social actions are good or bad for humans.
Phrymaceae Phrymaceae (Schauer 1847), also known as the Lopseed family, is a small plant family in the order Lamiales. It now consists of about 190 species, distributed worldwide but with the majority in western North America (about 130 species) and Australia (about 30 species).
Phryne Fisher The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher is the main character in Kerry Greenwood's series of Phryne Fisher detective novels. Phryne (pronounced fry - nee) is a wealthy aristocrat who lives in St Kilda, Melbourne in 1928.
Phthalates Phthalates, or phthalate esters, are a group of chemical compounds that are mainly used as plasticizers (substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility). They are chiefly used to turn polyvinyl chloride from a hard plastic into a flexible plastic.
Phthalic acids Phthalic acids, also known as benzene dicarboxylic acids, are organic acids with the chemical formula C6H4(COOH)2. There are three isomers: ortho- or phthalic acid (1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid); meta- or isophthalic acid (1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid); para- or terephthalic acid (1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid).
Phthia Phthia (Greek: Φθία or Φθίη transliterations:, modern: Fthii, ancient: Phthíē) is an ancient region of Greece, at the southern part of Magnesia, on the both sides of Othrys mountain. It was the homeland of the Myrmidones tribe, who took part in the Trojan War under Achilles.
Phthia of Epirus Phthia (in Greek Φθία; lived 4th century BC) was a daughter of Menon of Pharsalus, the Thessalian hipparch, and wife of Aeacides, king of Epirus, by whom she became the mother of the celebrated Pyrrhus, as well as of two daughters: Deidamia, the wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes, and Troias, of whom nothing more is known. Her portrait is found on some of the coins of her son Pyrrhus.
Phthia of Macedonia Phthia (in Greek Φθια; lived 3rd century BC) was a daughter of Alexander II (272–260 BC), king of Epirus, who was married to Demetrius II (239–229 BC), king of Macedonia. The match was arranged by her mother Olympias, who was desirous of thus securing the powerful assistance of the Macedonian king to support herself on the throne of Epirus after the death of Alexander.
Phthiotis Phthiotis, or (Greek, Modern: Φθιώτιδα - Fthiótida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Φθιώτις; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the prefectures of Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia.
Phu Kradung National Park Phu Kradung National Park (), located in Amphoe Phu Kradung of the Loei Province, is one of the famous national parks of Thailand, with a high point of 1360 m. Every year tens of thousands of people come to make the climb up this famous mountain.
Phu Phan Mountains The Phu Phan mountains (Thai เทือกเขาภูพาน) are a range of hills dividing the Khorat Plateau of the Isan region of Thailand into two basins: the northern Sakhon Nakhon Basin, and the southern Khorat Basin.
Phu Thai language The Phu Thai language is a dialect of the Issan or Lao language with a few vocabulary, tonal and pronunciation differences. Speakers of the Phu Thai language can be found mostly in the northeast portion of Thailand, and Laos.
Phugoid A phugoid is an aircraft motion where the vehicle pitches up and climbs, and then pitches down and descends, accompanied by speeding up and slowing down as it goes "uphill" and "downhill." This is one of the basic flight dynamics modes of an aircraft (others include short period, dutch roll, and spiral divergence).
Phugthal Phugthal is a monastery in Ladakh, located on the mouth of a cave on the mountain face of a lateral gorge of a major tributary of the Lungnak (Lingti-Tsarap) River. The monastery was founded in the early 12th century.
Phuket mountain range The Phuket mountain range (Thai เทือกเขาภูเก็ต) is the mountain chain on the Malay Peninsula extending from the Kra Isthmus in the north till the Phuket island. It is continued to the north by the Tenasserim chain, the southern extension is the Nakhon Si Thammarat range, which is located about 100 km to the east.
Phuket Province Phuket (; formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang) is one of the southern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Phang Nga and Krabi, but as Phuket is an island there are no land boundaries.
Phul mata Phul Mata was a Hindu Mother Goddess, mentioned in epic and Puranic literature. A Shakti who in Hinduism gradually became one of the saptamatara, she was regarded as of evil intent, inflicting sickness on children under seven years of age.
Phulkari Phulkari, an embroidery technique from the Punjab in India, literally means flower working, which was one time used for word embroidery, but in course of time, word “Phulkari” became restricted to embroidered head cloth/odini. Simple and sparsely embroidered odini and shawls, made for everyday use, are called Phulkaris, whereas garments that cover the entire body are made for special and ceremonial occasions are known as Baghs (Garden).
Phun City Phun City was a rock festival held at Ecclesden Common near Worthing, England from July 24 to July 26 1970. Organised by the UK Underground anarchist Mick Farren, the festival was notable for having no fences and no admission fees.
Phung Thi Chinh Phung Thi Chinh was a Vietnamese noblewoman who fought alongside the Trưng sisters in order to repel Chinese invaders from Nam Việt (now Vietnam) in 43 CE. She was pregnant at the time, and was in charge of protecting the central flank during the incursion to Nam Việt.
Phunk Junkeez The Phunk Junkeez are an American rock/rapcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, that formed in 1991 and have established a strong underground following both in Arizona and nationwide. The band regularly tours the United States and Japan.
Phunky Phantom Phunky Phantom is electronic and dance music producer Lawrence Nelson, born in Brooklyn New York. His one chart entry came in 1997, when he hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with the song "Get Up, Stand Up.
Phuntsholing Phuentsholing is a border town in southern Bhutan, opposite the Indian town of Jaigaon, situated in Chukha Dzongkang. Cross-border trade has resulted in a thriving local economy; the town serves as headquarters for the Bank of Bhutan.
Phusis Phusis is an Ancient Greek word often translated as 'birth'. Martin Heidegger a German phenomenologist and proto-existentialist, made the argument in An Introduction to Metaphysics that the translation of phusis (Through Latin) as something mundane and simplistic caused harm to our understanding of early Greek philosophy.
Phut Phut (cf. Septuagint Greek Φουδ Phoud) is the term used by the Jewish historian Josephus for biblical פוט (Put), the third son of Ham (one of the sons of Noah), in the biblical Table of Nations (Genesis 10:6; cf.

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