POMPTINE
Pomp"tine, a.
Defn: See Pontine.
POMWATER
Pom"wa`ter, n.
Defn: Same as Pomewater.
PONCELET
Ponce"let, n. [After Jean Victor Poncelet, French engineer.]
(Physics)
Defn: A unit of power, being the power obtained from an expenditure of one hundred kilogram-meters of energy per second. One poncelet equals g watts, when g is the value of the acceleration of gravity in centimeters.
PONCHO
Pon"cho, n.; pl. Ponchos (. Etym: [Sp.]
1. A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service.
2. A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.
POND Pond, n. Etym: [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water, and the same word as pound. See Pound an inclosure.]