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| POSTINDUSTRIAL | | adj. Of a society or economy which no longer relies on heavy industry. | |
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| PRESSURECOOKER | | n. Airtight pan for cooking quickly under steam pressure. pressure-cook v. | |
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| PSYCHOANALYSIS | | n. Treatment of mental disorders by bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind over a long course of interviews. psychoanalyse v. (-sing). Psychoanalyst n. Psychoanalytic adj. Psychoanalytical adj. | |
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| QUESTIONMASTER | | n. Person presiding over a quiz game etc. | |
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| RADIOTELEPHONY | | n. Telephony using radio. radio-telephone n. | |
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| RECAPITULATION | | n. - act of recapitulating.
- mus. Part of a movement in which themes are restated. [latin: related to *recapitulate] | |
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| RECONNAISSANCE | | n. - survey of a region, esp. To locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
- preliminary survey. [french: related to *reconnoitre] | |
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| RECORDBREAKING | | attrib. Adj. That breaks a record. | |
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| REPRESENTATION | | n. - representing or being represented.
- thing that represents another.
- (esp. In pl.) Statement made of allegations or opinions. | |
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| REPRESENTATIVE | | —adj. - typical of a class.
- containing typical specimens of all or many classes (representative sample).
- a consisting of elected deputies etc. B based on representation by these (representative government).
- (foll. By of) serving as a portrayal or symbol of. —n. - (foll. By of) sample, specimen, or typical embodiment of.
- a agent of a person or society. B commercial traveller.
- delegate; substitute.
- deputy etc. In a representative assembly. [french or medieval latin: related to *represent1] | |
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