ph.d.
/ˈpiːˌeɪ̯t͡ʃˈdiː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Doctor of Philosophy, a terminal research degree, the highest of academic degrees conferred by a college or university.
Example Sentences
- "Ph.D’s will go to Kirk G. Rasmussen and Val Hicks."
- "The shortage of holders of Ph.D’s in business school subjects has grown so severe in recent years that a panel was set up in 1980 by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business to study the problem.[…]However, it has already led to modification of accrediting standards such as the suggested use of nonbusiness Ph.D’s with doctorates in psychology, mathematics and economics.[…]Still another question raised in the report centered on how to encourage more educational institutions to turn out more Ph.D.’s in business.[…]He suggests a national contest for undergraduates to encourage them to work for Ph.D.’s in accounting."
- "There are 12 Ph.D’s in the Concordia faculty of 62, according to Dr. P. A. Zimmerman, President, with others nearing the completion of doctorate requirements."
- "The uncertainty of the job market has a new meaning for Ph.D’s these days: Prospects Highly Depressing."
- "He also directs a post-doctoral program in behavioral medicine in which Ph.D’s receive training for very special kinds of treatment."
- "Growing up the daughter of two Ph.D.s in geology, young Lucy Chronic was more likely to hear discussions of plate tectonics than the prospects of the local ball team's chance of winning the pennant."
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Inflected Forms
Ph.D's (plural)
Ph.D.'s (plural)
Ph.D.s (plural)
Ph. D. (alternative)
Ph.D (alternative)
PhD (alternative)