I. ˈtē noun
( plural t's or ts ˈtēz)
Usage: often capitalized, often attributive
1.
a. : the 20th letter of the English alphabet
b. : an instance of this letter printed, written, or otherwise represented
c. : a speech counterpart of orthographic t (as t in tie, sty, bat, hatpin, later, or French tu )
2. : a printer's type, a stamp, or some other instrument for reproducing the letter t
3. : someone or something arbitrarily or conveniently designated t especially as the 19th or when j is used for the 10th the 20th in order or class
4.
a. : something having the shape of the letter T
b.
[by shortening]
: t formation
•
- to a T
II. abbreviation
Usage: often capitalized
1. table
2.
[Italian tace ]
be silent
3. tackle
4. taken
5. taper
6. tare
7. target
8. teaspoon
9. technical; technician
10. telephone
11. teletype
12. temperature
13. tempo
14. temporal
15. temporary
16.
[Latin tempore ]
in the time of
17. tenor
18. tense
19. tension
20. tensor
21. terminal; termination
22. territorial; territory
23. tertiary
24. testament
25. thickness
26. thief
27. thread
28. tied
29. time; times
30. toe
31. tome
32.
[Latin tomus ]
volume
33. ton
34. tooth
35. top
36. town; township
37. trace
38. trainer
39. transcription
40. transformer
41. transit
42. transition; transitional
43. transitive
44. tread
45. triangle
46. trillo
47.
[Late Latin Trinitas ]
the Trinity
48. triple
49. tropical
50. trotter
51. troy
52. true
53. tun
54. Turkish
55. tutti
III. symbol
1. capitalized absolute temperature
2. ital meridian angle
3. capitalized octodecimo
4. capitalized tritium
5. usually italic triton
IV. noun
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : t-shirt
2. : technical foul
V. abbreviation
Usage: capitalized
1. tera- herein
2. tesla herein
3. thymine
4. : toddler
5. : metric ton