Glossary P

The Environmental Glossary. Letter P +++ Popular Articles: 'Peak power', 'Parallel connection', 'Power plant'

Deutsch: Power / Español: Power / Português: Power / Français: Power / Italiano: Power

In an environmental context, "power" refers to the capacity to generate and distribute energy. This can refer to both traditional forms of energy such as electricity and fossil fuels, as well as renewable forms of energy such as wind, solar, and hydropower.

The Power Curve is the probability of rejecting the baseline condition over the range of the population.

Deutsch: Kraftwerk / Español: Central eléctrica / Português: Central elétrica / Français: Centrale électrique / Italiano: Centrale elettrica /

A Power plants is a facility (plant) that produce energy.

A Power Take-Off (PTO) is a splined shaft that extends from a tractor drive train and is designed to couple with the splined drive shaft of an implement.

PPB --->Parts per billion

A PPM is Parts per million

Deutsch: Praxis / Español: Práctica / Português: Prática / Français: Pratique / Italiano: Pratica

Practice in the environment context refers to the application or exercise of methods, strategies, and activities aimed at protecting and improving the natural environment. This encompasses a broad range of actions, from individual behaviors to collective initiatives, aimed at conserving natural resources, reducing pollution, and promoting sustainability.

A Pre-Dissemination Review is an oversight mechanism to facilitate a decision that information about to be disseminated meets the Information Quality Guidelines2 [EXIT Glossary] or other relevant standards.

A Pre-Milking Teat Dip is a product applied in preparation for milking to clean the teat and reduce the spread of disease and maintain healthy teats.

A Precession is the tendency of the Earth's axis to wobble in space over a period of 23,000 years.