T, t
- 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.
- to a T, exactly; perfectly: That job would suit you to a T.Also to a tee.
t
- a random variable having Student's t distribution.
- the statistic employed in Student's t-test.
T
T
- tera-.
- Electricity. tesla; teslas.
- Physics. temperature.
T
- the 20th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 19th.
- (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 160.Compare Roman numerals.
- surface tension.
- Biochemistry.
- threonine.
- thymine.
- Photography. T number.
- Physics.
- tau lepton.
- time reversal.
- the launching time of a rocket or missile: T minus two.
't
- a shortened form of it, before or after a verb, as in 'twas, 'tis, do't, see't.
t-
- Chemistry. tertiary.
T2
T1
T-
- U.S. Military. (in designations of aircraft) trainer: T-11.
t.
1- in the time of.
Origin of t.
1t.
2- Football. tackle.
- taken from.
- tare.
- teaspoon; teaspoonful.
- temperature.
- tenor.
- Grammar. tense.
- territory.
- time.
- tome.
- ton.
- town.
- township.
- transit.
- transitive.
- troy.
T.
- tablespoon; tablespoonful.
- Territory.
- Township.
- Tuesday.
-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.
tau
- 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
Related Words for t
blabbermouth, meddler, snoop, parrot, tattler, tabby, tattle, taleteller, chatterbox, gossiper, rumormonger, informer, scandalmonger, busybody, talebearer, prattler, chatterer, t, flibbertigibbet, newsmongerExamples from the Web for t
Contemporary Examples of t
She derisively writes, “[T]he only thing politicians fear more than losing donations is losing elections.”
There was only one problem: “Other squad leaders followed the rules to a T,” one soldier tells Krauss.
On the Pont des Arts we buy a padlock engraved with our initials, T and E.
A c--t is different than your run-of-the-mill jerk (or scoundrel, or creep, or whatever).
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal WeddingAndrew Romano
April 14, 2014
Anders Aslund says that “[t]he Russian economy was earlier set to stagnate, but now it is likely to contract.”
Historical Examples of t
For one thing Fred sha'n't get into that kind of muss if I can save him from it.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
It wa'n't good for him to be holed up out there in them hills all his life.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
One time he landed in Pocatello when there wa'n't but one game in town.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
And six weeks after that I had things in shape so't I was able to leave.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
She wa'n't meant fur it—and I'd rather have her marry an American, anyhow.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
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T
- 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
t
- tonne(s)
- troy (weight)
- statistics distribution
- statistics See Student's t
T
- absolute temperature
- tera-
- chem tritium
- biochem thymine
- tesla
- surface tension
- Thailand (international car registration)
T-
- trainer (aircraft)T-37
t.
- commerce tare
- teaspoon(ful)
- temperature
- music tempo
- tenor
- grammar tense
- ton(s)
- transitive
Word Origin for t.
't
- it
tau
- the 19th letter in the Greek alphabet (Τ, τ), a consonant, transliterated as t
Word Origin for tau
Word Origin and History for t
T
to cross one's T's (and dot one's i's) "to be exact" is attested from 1849. Phrase to a T "exactly" is recorded from 1690s, though the exact signification is uncertain, despite much speculation. The measuring tool called a T-square is recorded by that name from 1785.
tau
nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, from Hebrew taw, last letter of the Hebrew alphabet, literally "sign, mark."
t
- temperature
tau
- The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
T
- Abbreviation of temperature, tesla, thymine
- The symbol for the isotope tritium.
Idioms and Phrases with t
T
see dot the i's and cross the t's; to a T.