T, t
[ tee ]
/ ti /
noun, plural T's or Ts, t's or ts.
the 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter T or t, as in tub, but, or butter.
something having the shape of a T.
a written or printed representation of the letter T or t.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter T or t.
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to a T, exactly; perfectly: That job would suit you to a T.Also to a tee.
Definition for t (2 of 15)
t
Statistics.
a random variable having Student's t distribution.
the statistic employed in Student's t-test.
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T
Symbol.
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't
a shortened form of it, before or after a verb, as in 'twas, 'tis, do't, see't.
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T-
U.S. Military. (in designations of aircraft) trainer: T-11.
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t.
1in the time of.
Origin of t.
1From the Latin word tempore
Definition for t (12 of 15)
t.
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-t
variant of -ed1 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.
Definition for t (15 of 15)
tau
[ tou, taw for 1, 2, 4; tahv, tawv for 3 ]
/ taʊ, tɔ for 1, 2, 4; tɑv, tɔv for 3 /
noun
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
tav.
Also tau·on [tou-on] /ˈtaʊ ɒn/. Physics. tau lepton.
Also called tau protein. Biochemistry. a protein that is an important component of nerve cells, helping to maintain their function and structure: in the brain, distortions in the protein’s molecular shape is associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Origin of tau
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British Dictionary definitions for t (1 of 7)
t
T
/ (tiː) /
noun plural t's, T's or Ts
the 20th letter and 16th consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless alveolar stop, as in tame
- something shaped like a T
- (in combination)a T-junction
to a T in every detail; perfectlythe work suited her to a T
British Dictionary definitions for t (2 of 7)
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T
symbol for
abbreviation for
Thailand (international car registration)
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T-
abbreviation for
trainer (aircraft)T-37
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t.
abbreviation for
Word Origin for t.
(sense 4) Latin: in the time of
British Dictionary definitions for t (6 of 7)
't
contraction of
it
British Dictionary definitions for t (7 of 7)
tau
/ (tɔː, taʊ) /
noun
the 19th letter in the Greek alphabet (Τ, τ), a consonant, transliterated as t
Word Origin for tau
C13: via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; see tav
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Medicine definitions for t (1 of 2)
t
abbr.
temperature
Medicine definitions for t (2 of 2)
tau
n.
The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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Science definitions for t
T
Abbreviation of temperature, tesla, thymine
The symbol for the isotope tritium.
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Idioms and Phrases with t
T
see dot the i's and cross the t's; to a T.
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