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pith noun

  /pɪθ/
  • The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
  • The soft tissue inside a human or animal body or one of their organs; specifically, the spongy interior substance of a horn or the shaft of a feather.
  • The essential or vital part of something; the essence.
 ydin
  • The energy, force, or power of speech or writing; specifically, such force or power due to conciseness; punch, punchiness.
 isku
  • (Ireland, Southern England, West Country) The soft inner portion of a loaf of bread.
 sisus

pith adjective

  /paɪθ/
  • (mathematics) The ordinal form of the number pi (π; approximately 3.14159…).
 pii[[-s|:s]]

pith noun

  /paɪθ/
  • (mathematics) One divided by pi, that is, \frac{1}{\pi} (approximately 0.31831…).
 piin vastaluku

pith verb

  /pɪθ/
  • To render insensate or kill (an animal, especially cattle or a laboratory animal) by cutting, piercing, or otherwise destroying the spinal cord. [from early 19th c.]
 katkoa selkäydin
  • To extract the pith from (something or (figurative) someone).
 poistaa ydin
pith helmet
hellekypärä
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