tau
The letter Τ /τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.
Alternative form of taw; the 22nd and last letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads, including Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Arabic.
A Τ-shaped object or sign; a Saint Anthony's cross, sometimes regarded as a sacred symbol.
A Τ-shaped object or sign; a Saint Anthony's cross, sometimes regarded as a sacred symbol.
The ankh symbol (☥).
Chiefly written τ: used to designate the nineteenth star (usually according to brightness) in a constellation.
A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
Chiefly written τ: an irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its radius, equal to twice the value of pi (2π; approximately 6.2831853071).
Ellipsis of tau protein (“a protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules, and when misfolded is associated with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases”).
Chiefly written τ.
Chiefly written τ.

taus
plural of tau

taxiful
The amount that will fit in a taxi.

tayl
Obsolete form of tael (“unit of measure”).

tayls
plural of tayl

tbsp
Abbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement.

tbsps
plural of tbsp; tablespoons.

tchetverik
Alternative form of chetverik.

tchetveriks
plural of tchetverik

teacupful
A unit of measure, the capacity or volume of a teacup.

teacupfuls
plural of teacupful

teacupsful
plural of teacupful

teamful
The amount that constitutes a team.

teamfuls
plural of teamful

teamland
A unit of land used in the Doomsday Book.

teamlands
plural of teamland.

teaspoonful
A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml.

teaspoonfuls
plural of teaspoonful

teaspoonsful
plural of teaspoonful

technetium
A metallic chemical element (symbol Tc) with an atomic number of 43.

teevee
television

teevees
plural of teevee

teevies
plural of teevy

teevy
television

tefach
A biblical unit of measure, the palm or handbreadth.

tefachim
plural of tefach

tefah
Alternative form of tefach.

tefahim
plural of tefah

teishoku
A set meal, usually a tray with one or more main courses, along with a number of side dishes (salad, rice, pickles, soup, etc.).

tel
Abbreviation of telephone number.
Abbreviation of telegraph.
Abbreviation of telegram.

teledensities
plural of teledensity

teledensity
A measurement of the number of telephones in a region, compared with the number of inhabitants.

telenergy
Display of force or energy at a distance, or without contact; telekinesis.

teleseme
A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for automatic transmission of a number of predetermined signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators.

telesemes
plural of teleseme

teleseries
television series (of any other genre alongside drama).

telestichs
plural of telestich

teletimer
An electronic device, equipped with sensors, that accurately measures the finish times in a horse race.

teletimers
plural of teletimer

teletopometer
A surveyor's instrument with telescopes and a tripod, able to measure distances, altitudes, etc. of inaccessible points without either a traditional baseline or the use of trigonometry.

teletopometers
plural of teletopometer.

tellurometer
A surveying instrument that uses radar to measure distances.

tellurometers
plural of tellurometer

telomapping
The measurement of telomere length in individual cells

tels
plural of tel

temperature
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.
A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents.
A parameter that controls the degree of randomness of the output.
The general mood.
The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.

temperatures
plural of temperature

temperture
Misspelling of temperature.

tempi
plural of tempo

tempo
A frequency or rate.
A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.
The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries).
A rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.

tempos
plural of tempo

temprature
Misspelling of temperature.

tenderfuls
plural of tenderful

tendersful
plural of tenderful

tenness
The property of being ten in number.

tennessine
The chemical element (halogen) with atomic number 117.

tensimeter
A form of manometer used to measure differences in vapour pressure.

tensimeters
plural of tensimeter

tenthmeter
A unit for the measurement, such that 10¹⁰ of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part of a millimeter or a tenth of a nanometre.

tenthmeters
plural of tenthmeter

tenthmetre
Alternative form of tenthmeter.

tenthmetres
plural of tenthmetre

teraampere
An SI unit of current equal to 10¹² amperes. Symbol: TA

teraamperes
plural of teraampere

terabase
An amount of genetic sequence data equivalent to 10¹² base pairs

terabases
plural of terabase

terabecquerel
A unit of radioactivity equal to one trillion becquerels.

teraflop
A unit of computing power equal to one trillion (10¹²) floating-point operations per second.

teraflops
plural of teraflop

teragram
An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹² grams. Symbol: Tg

teragramme
Alternative spelling of teragram.

teragrammes
plural of teragramme

teragrams
plural of teragram

terahertz
A unit of measurement based on one trillion hertz.
One trillion hertz, 10¹² Hz.

terajoule
An SI unit of energy equal to 10¹² joules. Symbol: TJ

terajoules
plural of terajoule

teraliter
A unit of volume equivalent to 10¹² liters. Symbol: Tl

teraliters
plural of teraliter

teralitre
A unit of volume equivalent to 10¹² litres. Symbol TL

teralitres
plural of teralitre

teralumen
An SI unit of luminous flux equal to 10¹² lumens. Symbol: T

terametre
An SI unit of length equal to 10¹² metres. Symbol: Tm

terametres
plural of terametre

terapixel
A unit of graphic resolution equivalent to 10¹² pixels.

terapixels
plural of terapixel

terasecond
An SI unit of time equal to 10¹² seconds. Symbol: Ts. (= 31709.8 years)

teraseconds
plural of terasecond

teratocytes
plural of teratocyte

teraton
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many trillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
A measure of the weight of an object based on how many trillions of tons it weighs.

teratonne
Alternative form of teraton.

teratonnes
plural of teratonne

teratons
plural of teraton

teravoxel
10¹² voxels

teravoxels
plural of teravoxel