petri
See also: Petri, pétri, petrí, and pêtri
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpiːtɹi/
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛtɹi/
Noun
petri (plural petris)
- (informal, microbiology) Ellipsis of petri dish.
- Synonyms: Petri dish, petri dish
Anagrams
- Pitre, re-tip, retip, tripe
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin petreus, from petra (“stone, rock”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.tɾi/
Adjective
petri (feminine pètria, masculine plural petris, feminine plural pètries)
- (relational) stone; stony
- meteorits petris ― stony meteorites
- (figurative) stolid, steadfast
- una constitució pètria ― a rock solid constitution
Related terms
- pedra
Further reading
- “petri” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Ido
Noun
petri
- plural of petro