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T
1[ tee ]
noun
- 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.
t.
2abbreviation for
- in the time of.
T
3[ tee ]
noun
t.
4abbreviation for
- Football. tackle.
- taken from.
- tare.
- teaspoon; teaspoonful.
- temperature.
- tenor.
- Grammar. tense.
- territory.
- time.
- tome.
- ton.
- town.
- township.
- transit.
- transitive.
- troy.
T
5abbreviation for
T
6- the 20th in order or in a series.
- (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 160. Compare Roman numerals.
- surface tension.
- Chemistry. tritium ( def ). Also T
- Biochemistry.
- Photography. T number.
- Physics.
- the launching time of a rocket or missile:
T minus two.
t
7- a random variable having a t distribution.
- the statistic resulting from a t-test.
't
8- a shortened form of it, before or after a verb, as in 'twas, 'tis, do't, see't.
t-
9- Chemistry. tertiary.
T-
10- U.S. Military. (in designations of aircraft) trainer:
T-11.
-t
11- variant of -ed 1 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.
12abbreviation for
- tablespoon; tablespoonful.
- Territory.
- Township.
- Tuesday.
t
1/ tiː /
noun
- 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 Tin every detail; perfectly
the work suited her to a T
't
2contraction of
- it
t.
3abbreviation for
- commerce tare
- teaspoon(ful)
- temperature
- music tempo
- tenor
- grammar tense
- ton(s)
- transitive
T-
4abbreviation for
- trainer (aircraft)
T-37
t
5symbol for
- tonne(s)
- troy (weight)
- statistics distribution
- statistics See Student's t
T
6symbol for
- absolute temperature
- tera-
- chem tritium
- biochem thymine
- tesla
- surface tension
abbreviation for
- Thailand (international car registration)
T
- Abbreviation of temperature , tesla , thymine
- The symbol for the isotope tritium.
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Idioms and Phrases
- to a T, exactly; perfectly: Also to a tee.
That job would suit you to a T.
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see dot the i's and cross the t's ; to a T .Discover More
Example Sentences
Clearly, however, the first question is what to do with the boy, æt.
R—— Howgate, a man much addicted to intemperance, particularly in the use of spirituous liquors, Æt.
Page 261: 'pæt mysnter æt pære Bataille' corrected to 'þæt mynster æt þære Bataille'.
Tha thuhte us eallan the æt thære some wæran thet Helmstan wære athe thæs the near.
Thær me openlice æt ywde hit sylf eall swa hwæt swa me mislicode be minre agenre wisan .
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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