Bryson•s Dictionary for Writers and Editors

Philips / pi � 265
if male, a Filipina if female. Filipino or Pilipino is also the name of
the national language.
Philips. Dutch electrical company; formally, NV Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken.
Philips Arena, Atlanta.
philistine. Person who is indifferent or hostile to matters of culture.
Phillips screws and screwdrivers. Named for their originator, Henry
F. Phillips.
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Private high school; also
called Phillips Andover or just Andover. Not to be confused with
phillips exeter academy.
Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
Phillips curve. In economics, a measure showing the relationship between
inflation and unemployment.
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire. Private high school;
commonly called just Exeter. Not to be confused with phillips
academy of Andover, Massachusetts.
Phillips Petroleum. U.S. oil group.
Phillips Son & Neale. (No comma.) London Auction house.
Philomel/Philomela. Poetic name for the nightingale.
phlebitis. Inflammation of the veins.
Phnom Penh. Capital of Cambodia.
phony.
Phyfe, Duncan. (1786–1854) Scottish-born American furniture maker;
born Duncan Fife.
phyllo (or filo). Pastry.
phylum. Taxonomic division of plants and animals; pl. phyla.
Physic, Regius Professor of. Cambridge University. Not Physics.
physiognomy. Facial characteristics.
physique.
pi. Ratio of circumference to diameter of a circle, equivalent to
3.14159 . ..; also the sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet.