T, t

[tee]

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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.

Idioms

to a T, exactly; perfectly: That job would suit you to a T.Also to a tee.

t

Statistics.

a random variable having Student's t distribution.
the statistic employed in Student's t-test.

T

[tee]

noun (sometimes lowercase)

T-shirt.

T

tera-.
Electricity. tesla; teslas.
Physics. temperature.

T

Symbol.

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.
1. threonine.
2. thymine.
Photography. T number.
Physics.
1. tau lepton.
2. 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

thyroxine.

T1

triiodothyronine.

T-

U.S. Military. (in designations of aircraft) trainer: T-11.

t.¹

in the time of.

Origin of t.¹

From the Latin word tempore

t.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

[tou, taw for 1, 2, 4; tahv, tawv 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

1250–1300; Middle English < Latin < Greek taû < Semitic; cf. tav

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Examples from the Web for t

Contemporary Examples

She derisively writes, “[T]he only thing politicians fear more than losing donations is losing elections.”
Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ Will Change Nothing
Michael Signer
November 17, 2014
There was only one problem: “Other squad leaders followed the rules to a T,” one soldier tells Krauss.
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Andrew Romano
July 26, 2014
On the Pont des Arts we buy a padlock engraved with our initials, T and E.
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Emma Woolf
June 9, 2014
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 Wedding
Andrew Romano
April 14, 2014
Anders Aslund says that “[t]he Russian economy was earlier set to stagnate, but now it is likely to contract.”
Britain’s KGB Sugar Daddy
Michael Weiss
March 7, 2014

Historical Examples

For one thing Fred sha'n't get into that kind of muss if I can save him from it.
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Harry Leon Wilson
It wa'n't good for him to be holed up out there in them hills all his life.
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Harry Leon Wilson
One time he landed in Pocatello when there wa'n't but one game in town.
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Harry Leon Wilson
And six weeks after that I had things in shape so't I was able to leave.
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She wa'n't meant fur it—and I'd rather have her marry an American, anyhow.
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British Dictionary definitions for t

t

T

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
1. something shaped like a T
2. (in combination)a T-junction
to a T in every detail; perfectlythe work suited her to a T

t

symbol for

tonne(s)
troy (weight)
statistics distribution
statistics See Student's t

T

symbol for

absolute temperature
tera-
chem tritium
biochem thymine
tesla
surface tension

abbreviation for

Thailand (international car registration)

T-

abbreviation for

trainer (aircraft)T-37

t.

abbreviation for

commerce tare
teaspoon(ful)
temperature
music tempo
tenor
grammar tense
ton(s)
transitive

Word Origin

(sense 4) Latin: in the time of

't

contraction of

tau

noun

the 19th letter in the Greek alphabet (Τ, τ), a consonant, transliterated as t

Word Origin

C13: via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin; see tav

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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 in Medicine

t

abbr.

temperature

tau

The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.

t in Science

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.

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Origin of tau

Examples from the Web for t

Contemporary Examples

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).

Anders Aslund says that “[t]he Russian economy was earlier set to stagnate, but now it is likely to contract.”

Historical Examples

For one thing Fred sha'n't get into that kind of muss if I can save him from it.

It wa'n't good for him to be holed up out there in them hills all his life.

One time he landed in Pocatello when there wa'n't but one game in town.

And six weeks after that I had things in shape so't I was able to leave.

She wa'n't meant fur it—and I'd rather have her marry an American, anyhow.

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Word Origin

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for t

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Idioms and Phrases with t

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Origin of t.¹

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