t.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. in the time of.

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T ² American  

Symbol.

1. the 20th in order or in a series.

2. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 160.

3. surface tension.

4. Chemistry. tritium. Also T

5. Biochemistry.

   1. threonine.

   2. thymine.

6. Photography. T number.

7. Physics.

   1. tau lepton.

   2. time reversal.

8. the launching time of a rocket or missile.

   T minus two.

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t. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Football. tackle.

2. taken from.

3. tare.

4. teaspoon; teaspoonful.

5. temperature.

6. tenor.

7. Grammar. tense.

8. territory.

9. time.

10. tome.

11. ton.

12. town.

13. township.

14. transit.

15. transitive.

16. troy.

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T- ⁴ American  

1. U.S. Military. (in designations of aircraft) trainer.

   T-11.

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T ⁵ American  

[tee] / ti /

Or t

noun

plural

T's, Ts, t's, ts

1. the 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

2. any spoken sound represented by the letter T or t, as in tub, but, or butter.

3. something having the shape of a T .

4. a written or printed representation of the letter T or t.

5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter T or t.

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idioms

1. to a T, exactly; perfectly: Also to a tee

   That job would suit you to a T.

-t ⁶ American  

1. variant of -ed used in forming the past tense or past participle of certain verbs, usually occurring when the final consonant of the stem is voiceless, a lateral, or a nasal and there is internal vowel change in the root.

   slept; felt; dreamt.

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't ⁷ American  

1. a shortened form of it, before or after a verb, as in 'twas, 'tis, do't, see't.

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t- ⁸ American  

1. Chemistry. tertiary.

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T ⁹ American  

[tee] / ti /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. T-shirt.

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T ¹⁰ American  

abbreviation

1. (used in combination) tera-.

2. Electricity. tesla; teslas.

3. temperature.

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T. ¹¹ American  

abbreviation

1. tablespoon; tablespoonful.

2. Territory.

3. Township.

4. Tuesday.

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t ¹² American  

Statistics.

1. a random variable having a t distribution.

2. the statistic resulting from a t-test.

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t. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. commerce tare

2. teaspoon(ful)

3. temperature

4. music tempo

5. tenor

6. grammar tense

7. ton(s)

8. transitive

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t ² British  

symbol

1. tonne(s)

2. troy (weight)

3. statistics distribution

4. statistics See Student's t

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t ³ British  

/ tiː /

noun

1. the 20th letter and 16th consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless alveolar stop, as in tame

3. 1. something shaped like a T

   2. ( in combination )

      a T-junction

4. in every detail; perfectly

   the work suited her to a T

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't ⁴ British  

contraction

1. it

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T- ⁵ British  

abbreviation

1. trainer (aircraft)

   T-37

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T ⁶ British  

symbol

1. absolute temperature

2. tera-

3. chem tritium

4. biochem thymine

5. tesla

6. surface tension

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abbreviation

1. Thailand (international car registration)

T Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of temperature, tesla, thymine

2. The symbol for the isotope tritium.

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T More Idioms  

1. see dot the i's and cross the t's; to a T.

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Etymology

Origin of t.¹

From the Latin word tempore

Origin of T¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Lead author Jeff Brunstrom, Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Bristol, said: "It's exciting to see when people are offered unprocessed options they intuitively select foods that balance enjoyment, nutrition, and a sense of fullness, while still reducing overall energy intake. Our dietary choices aren't random -- in fact we seem to make much smarter decisions than previously assumed, when foods are presented in their natural state."

From Science Daily

“It doesn’t matter where I am, people just approach me. I carry a few in my pocket to give away to kids and other people.”

From Los Angeles Times

“One thing Congress can’t do is prescribe voting qualifications for congressional elections like who’s entitled to vote,” Stephanopoulos said.

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It wasn’t just Democratic leaders that were upset.

From Salon

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