DT
Americanabbreviation
Usage
What else does DT mean? The abbreviation DT can variously stand for delirium tremens, a symptom of alcohol withdrawal; double tap, a reference to liking someone's post on Instagram; detective; the position of defensive tackle in football; or school detention. How is DT pronounced?[ dee-tee ]
Example Sentences
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Now let the temperature be raised by dT without giving heat to the substance or taking heat from it, and let the corresponding pressure rise be dp; and call dp ⁄ p the pressure ratio.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
In all these cases the same equation applies, with the change of meaning of dT involved.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
The augmentation of the strain produced by raising the temperature 1° is e, and therefore edT, that is, − Te2dS ⁄ Kρ, is the increase of strain due to the sudden rise of temperature dT.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
Now suppose dp imposed without change of volume, and dT to be the resulting temperature change.
From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew
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