Pre-diabetes — is a relatively new term for a condition of abnormal glucose metabolism wherein the patient has periods of both hyper and hypo glycemia, but without meeting the formal definition of type 2 diabetes mellitus. An individual may show evidence of… … Wikipedia
Pre-charge — of the powerline voltages in a high voltage DC application is a preliminary mode which current limits the power source such that a controlled rise time of the system voltage during power up is achieved.When high voltage systems are designed… … Wikipedia
Pre-dreadnought battleship — is the general term for all of the types of sea going battleships built between the mid 1890s and 1905. Pre dreadnoughts replaced the ironclad warships of the 1870s and 1880s. Built from steel, and protected by hardened steel armour, pre… … Wikipedia
Pre-Service Teacher Education — is the education and training provided to student teachers before they have undertaken any teaching. This article deals with Pre service Teacher Education at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.PartnershipsEstablishing partnerships with… … Wikipedia
pre|dic´tive|ly — pre|dic|tive «prih DIHK tihv», adjective. foretelling; prophetic: »There is probably more interest in their methodological approach than in the predictive powers of their theories (F. H. George). –pre|dic´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pre|dic|tive — «prih DIHK tihv», adjective. foretelling; prophetic: »There is probably more interest in their methodological approach than in the predictive powers of their theories (F. H. George). –pre|dic´tive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pre|curse — «prih KURS», transitive verb, cursed, curs|ing. to run or go before; forerun, precede, and indicate the approach of. ╂[< Latin praecursus, past participle of praecurrere; see etym. under precursor (Cf. ↑precursor)] … Useful english dictionary
pre|sci|ence — «PREE shee uhns, PREHSH ee », noun. knowledge of things before they exist or happen; foreknowledge; foresight: »People used to believe that animals have an instinctive prescience of the approach of danger. The day Archduke Franz Ferdinand was… … Useful english dictionary
pre-Columbian civilizations — Introduction the aboriginal American Indian (Mesoamerican Indian) cultures that evolved in Meso America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western South America) prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th … Universalium
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood — The Pre Raphaelite Brotherhood (also known as the Pre Raphaelites) was a group of English painters, poets, and critics, founded in 1848 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Michael Rossetti, James Collinson, John Everett Millais, Frederic George… … Wikipedia