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T, t

  [tee]
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–noun, plural T's or Ts, t's or 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.
—Idiom
6. to a T, exactly; perfectly: That job would suit you to a T.
Also, to a tee.

T

  [tee]
–noun (sometimes lowercase)
T-shirt.

T

 
1. tera-.
2. Electricity. tesla; teslas.
3. Physics. temperature.

T

 
Symbol.
1. the 20th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 19th.
2. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 160. Compare Roman numerals.
3. surface tension.
4. Biochemistry.
a. threonine.
b. thymine.
5. Photography. T number.
6. Physics.
a. tau lepton.
b. time reversal.
7. the launching time of a rocket or missile: T minus two.

t

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

't

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

T-

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

t-

 
Chemistry. tertiary.

-t

 
var. 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.

T.

 
1. tablespoon; tablespoonful.
2. Territory.
3. Township.
4. Tuesday.

t.

 
1. Football. tackle.
2. taken from.
3. tare.
4. teaspoon; teaspoonful.
5. temperature.
6. in the time of. Origin:
< L tempore
7. tenor.
8. Grammar. tense.
9. territory.
10. time.
11. tome.
12. ton.
13. town.
14. township.
15. transit.
16. transitive.
17. troy.

T-shirt

  [tee-shurt]
–noun
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
Also, tee-shirt.
Also called T, tee.

Origin:
1940–45; named from its shape
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t 1 or T   (tē)   
n.   pl. t's or T's also ts or Ts
  1. The 20th letter of the modern English alphabet.
  2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter t.
  3. The 20th in a series.
  4. Something shaped like the letter T.
t 2  
abbr.  top quark
T 1  
The symbol for the isotope tritium.
T 2  
abbr.  
  1. temperature
  2. tenor
  3. tesla
  4. Thursday
  5. thymine
  6. time reversal
  7. township
  8. Tuesday
ten·or   (těn'ər)   
n.  
  1. A continuous, unwavering course. See Synonyms at tendency.
  2. The word, phrase, or subject with which the vehicle of a metaphor is identified, as life in "Life's but a walking shadow" (Shakespeare).
    1. The course of thought or argument running through something written or spoken.
    2. General sense; purport.
    3. The exact meaning or actual wording of a document as distinct from its effect.
    4. An exact copy of a document.
    5. The highest natural adult male voice.
    6. One who sings this part.
    7. An instrument that sounds within this range.
    8. Abbr. T A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.
  4. Law
    1. The exact meaning or actual wording of a document as distinct from its effect.
    2. An exact copy of a document.
    3. The highest natural adult male voice.
    4. One who sings this part.
    5. An instrument that sounds within this range.
    6. Abbr. T A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.
  5. Music
    1. The highest natural adult male voice.
    2. One who sings this part.
    3. An instrument that sounds within this range.
    4. Abbr. T A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Latin, uninterrupted course, from tenēre, to hold, continue; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
tes·la   (těs'lə)   
n.   Abbr. T
The unit of magnetic flux density in the International System of Units, equal to the magnitude of the magnetic field vector necessary to produce a force of one newton on a charge of one coulomb moving perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field vector with a velocity of one meter per second. It is equivalent to one weber per square meter. See Table at measurement.

[After Nikola Tesla.]
Thurs·day   (thûrz'dē, -dā')   
n.   Abbr. Thurs. or Thur. or Thu. or Th or T
The fifth day of the week.

[Middle English, from Old English thūres dæg, alteration (influenced by Old Norse thōrsdagr, Thor's day) of thunres dæg, Thor's day (translation of Late Latin Iovis diēs, Jupiter's day) : thunres, genitive of thunor, thunder; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots + dæg, day; see day.]
Thurs'days adv.
thy·mine   (thī'mēn')   
n.   Abbr. T
A pyrimidine base, C5H6N2O2, that is an essential constituent of DNA.

[thym(ic acid), acid obtained from the thymus + -ine2.]
time reversal  
n.   Mathematics Abbr. T
An operation representing a transformation from a given physical system undergoing a given sequence of events to a system in which the exact reverse sequence of events takes place.
top quark  
n.   Abbr. t
A hypothetical quark with a charge of + 2/3 and a mass of 360,000 times that of the electron. See Table at subatomic particle.
town·ship   (toun'shĭp')   
n.   Abbr. Twp. or Tp. or T
  1. A subdivision of a county in most northeast and Midwest U.S. states, having the status of a unit of local government with varying governmental powers.
  2. A public land surveying unit of 36 sections or 36 square miles.
  3. An ancient administrative division of a large parish in England.
  4. A racially segregated area in South Africa established by the government as a residence for people of color.
Tues·day   (tōōz'dē, -dā', tyōōz'-)   
n.   Abbr. Tues. or Tue. or Tu or T
The third day of the week.

[Middle English Tuesdai, from Old English Tīwesdæg, Tiu's day : Tīwes, genitive of Tīw, Tiu; see Tiu + dæg, day (translation of Latin diēs Mārtis, Mars' day).]
Tues'days adv.
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T

T\ (t[=e]), the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]262-264, and also [sect][sect]153, 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180. The letter derives its name and form from the Latin, the form of the Latin letter being further derived through the Greek from the Ph[oe]nician. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. It is etymologically most nearly related to d, s, th; as in tug, duke; two, dual, L. duo; resin, L. resina, Gr. "rhti`nh, tent, tense, a., tenuous, thin; nostril, thrill. See D, S.

T bandage (Surg.), a bandage shaped like the letter T, and used principally for application to the groin, or perineum.

T cart, a kind of fashionable two seated wagon for pleasure driving.

T iron. (a) A rod with a short crosspiece at the end, -- used as a hook. (b) Iron in bars, having a cross section formed like the letter T, -- used in structures.

T rail, a kind of rail for railroad tracks, having no flange at the bottom so that a section resembles the letter T.

T square, a ruler having a crosspiece or head at one end, for the purpose of making parallel lines; -- so called from its shape. It is laid on a drawing board and guided by the crosspiece, which is pressed against the straight edge of the board. Sometimes the head is arranged to be set at different angles.

To a T, exactly, perfectly; as, to suit to a T. [Colloq.]
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Language Translation for : T
Spanish: camiseta,
German: das T-Shirt,
Japanese: Ｔシャツ
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T

/T/
1. [from LISP terminology for `true'] Yes. Used in reply to a question (particularly one asked using The -P convention). In LISP, the constant T means `true', among other things. Some Lisp hackers use `T' and `NIL' instead of `Yes' and `No' almost reflexively. This sometimes causes misunderstandings. When a waiter or flight attendant asks whether a hacker wants coffee, he may absently respond `T', meaning that he wants coffee; but of course he will be brought a cup of tea instead. Fortunately, most hackers (particularly those who frequent Chinese restaurants) like tea at least as well as coffee -- so it is not that big a problem.
2. See time T (also since time T equals minus infinity).
3. [techspeak] In transaction-processing circles, an abbreviation for the noun `transaction'.
4. [Purdue] Alternate spelling of tee.
5. A dialect of LISP developed at Yale. (There is an intended allusion to NIL, "New Implementation of Lisp", another dialect of Lisp developed for the VAX)
Jargon File 4.2.0
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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 1693, though the exact signification is uncertain, despite much speculation. The measuring tool called a T-square is recorded by that name from 1785.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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T

A Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that the stock has warrants or rights.

Investopedia Commentary

Nasdaq-listed securities have four or five characters. If a fifth letter appears, it identifies the issue as other than a single issue of common stock or capital stock.

See also: Nasdaq, Stock Symbol, Warrant

Also spelled: T

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t

  1. Used in the dividend column of stock transaction tables in newspapers to indicate the market value as of the distribution date of stock dividends paid during the preceding 12 months. Stocks with this listing paid no cash dividends: Jetron .71t.
  2. Used in bond transaction tables in newspapers to indicate a floating-rate bond or note: Amoco 8.05s89t.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Main Entry: T
Function: abbreviation
1 tesla
2 thoracic —used with a number from 1 to 12 to indicate a vertebra or segment of the spinal cordT-12>
3 thymine

Main Entry: T
Function: symbol
1 absolute temperature
2 tritium

Main Entry: T
Variant: or T–3 /"tE-'thrE/
Function: noun
: TRIIODOTHYRONINE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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t abbr.
temperature (often italic)

T 1

The symbol for the isotope tritium.

T 2
abbr.

  1. tablespoon
  2. absolute temperature (often italic)
  3. tesla
  4. tetanus toxoids vaccine
  5. tetanus vaccine

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T  
  1. Abbreviation of temperature, tesla, thymine
  2. The symbol for the isotope tritium.

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T
1. True. A Lisp compiler by Johnathan A. Rees in 1982 at Yale University. T has static scope and is a near-superset of Scheme. Unix source is available. T is written in itself and compiles to efficient native code. Used as the basis for the Yale Haskell system. Maintained by David Kranz .
Latest version: 3.1.
(ftp://ftp.ai.mit.edu/pub/systems/t3.1).
A multiprocessing version of T is available (ftp://masala.lcs.mit.edu/pub/mult).
Runs on Decstation, SPARC, Sun-3, Vax under Unix, Encore, HP, Apollo, Macintosh under A/UX.
E-mail: (bugs). E-mail: .
(1991-11-26)
["The T Manual", Johnathan A. Rees et al, Yale U, 1984].
2. A functional language.
["T: A Simple Reduction Language Based on Combinatory Term Rewriting", Ida et al, Proc of Prog Future Generation Computers, 1988].
3. (lower case) The Lisp atom used to represent "true", among other things. "false" is represented using the same atom as an empty list, nil. This overloading of the basic constants of the language helps to make Lisp write-only code.
4. In transaction-processing circles, an abbreviation for "transaction".
5. (Purdue) An alternative spelling of "tee".

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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T

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

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t
  1. tense (grammar)
  2. [long] ton
  3. top quark
T
  1. AT&T Corporation (stock symbol)
  2. temperature
  3. tenor
  4. tesla
  5. Thailand (international vehicle ID)
  6. thunderstorms
  7. Thursday
  8. thymine
  9. time reversal
  10. [United States] Treasury
  11. tritium
  12. true
  13. T-shirt
  14. Tuesday
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