tripwire
A cord or wire arranged so that when snagged or pulled by an intruder, it will trigger a detector or trap or a device, such as a land mine.
Any means of detecting intruders or attackers.

tripwires
plural of tripwire

trisoligonucleotide
An assembly of three short strands of DNA (oligonucleotides) around a branching junction; they have been used to build nanoscale structures

trisoligonucleotides
plural of trisoligonucleotide

trispast
A machine with three pulleys which act together to raise great weights.

trispaston
Synonym of trispast.

trispasts
plural of trispast

trispectra
plural of trispectrum

trispectrum
A certain type of statistic used to analyze nonlinear interactions

triturator
A mechanical device for triturating.

triturators
plural of triturator

trocar
A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.

trocars
plural of trocar

trochar
Alternative form of trocar.

trochars
plural of trochar

trocheameter
A device attached to the wheel of a cart, carriage, etc. to measure distance travelled

trocheameters
plural of trocheameter

trochometer
A device for counting the revolutions of a wheel; an odometer.

trochometers
plural of trochometer

trollbot
Alternative form of troll bot.

trollbots
plural of trollbot

trombe
Alternative form of tromp (“blowing apparatus in a forge”).

trombes
plural of trombe

tromometer
An instrument for measuring slight earthquake shocks.

tromometers
plural of tromometer

trompe
A trumpet; a trump.
Alternative form of tromp (“blowing apparatus in a forge”).

trompes
plural of trompe

trophometer
A device that measures the amount of food consumed by an animal

trophometers
plural of trophometer

trophoplasm
an undifferentiated protoplasm that used to be nutritive in use

trophoplasms
plural of trophoplasm

tropometer
An instrument to measure torsion or rotation.

tropometers
plural of tropometer

troublemonger
Alternative form of trouble-monger.

troublemongers
plural of troublemonger

trousse
A case for small implements.

trousses
plural of trousse

trowel
A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.
A gardener’s tool, shaped like a scoop, used in taking up plants, stirring soil etc.
A tool used for smoothing a mold.

trowels
plural of trowel

trug
A shallow, oval basket used for gardening
A trough or tray.
A hod for mortar.
A concubine; a harlot.

trugs
plural of trug

trypanicide
Alternative form of trypanocide.

trypanicides
plural of trypanicide

trypanocide
Any drug used to control or kill trypanosomes.

trypanocides
plural of trypanocide

trypot
Alternative form of try pot.

trypots
plural of trypot

tsukubai
A small basin, usually of stone, used for ritual ablution in Japanese Buddhist temples and before the tea ceremony.

tsukupin
A kind of large outrigger canoe used for fishing around Yap.

tsunameter
A piece of equipment used to detect tsunamis, deployed across the open ocean to form a network for the purpose of early warning.

tsunameters
plural of tsunameter

tsuridono
One of a set of small pavilions connected to a tainoya by watadonos in the Japanese Court architecture of the Heian Period; used for concerts or garden viewing.

tube
Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.)
The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.)
A tin can containing beer.
A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.
A television. Compare cathode ray tube and picture tube.
An idiot.

tubecutter
Alternative form of tube cutter.

tubecutters
plural of tubecutter

tubefeet
plural of tubefoot

tubefoot
Alternative form of tube foot.

tubes
plural of tube
The Internet.
The inner workings of one's body.

tubesteak
Alternative spelling of tube steak.

tubesteaks
plural of tubesteak

tubewell
Alternative form of tube well.

tubewells
plural of tubewell

tucatinib
A kinase inhibitor used to treat some breast cancers

tucum
A fine, strong fibre obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.
The plant that yields this fibre.

tuffet
A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.

tuffets
plural of tuffet

tufter
A machine that tufts carpets, etc.
A person who uses such a machine.

tufters
plural of tufter

tumpline
A strap used to carry objects tied to its ends by placing the broadened or cushioned middle of the strap over the head just above the forehead.

tumplines
plural of tumpline

tumpties
plural of tumpty

tumpty
A small, solid or padded stool, footstool or pouf.

tundish
A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.
A funnel used in smelting, foundry work etc.
A funnel used to create a siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.

tundishes
plural of tundish

turbidostat
A continuous microbiological culture device in which fluid is automatically added, and product removed, to maintain a constant turbidity

turbidostats
plural of turbidostat

turbocompressor
A turbocharger.

turbocompressors
plural of turbocompressor

turboencabulator
A fictional machine whose name is used to illustrate the perils of excessive jargon in technical writing.

turboencabulators
plural of turboencabulator

turboexpander
A centrifugal or axial-flow turbine through which a high-pressure gas is expanded to produce work that is often used to drive a compressor.

turboexpanders
plural of turboexpander

turbogenerator
A turbine directly connected to an electric generator in order to generate power.

turbogenerators
plural of turbogenerator

turboload
A software mechanism that loads data from cassette tape more rapidly than usual, saving time and making software piracy more difficult.

turboloader
Synonym of turboload.

turboloaders
plural of turboloader

turboloads
plural of turboload

turbomachinery
Turbomachines collectively.

turbopump
A device consisting of a pump and a turbine mounted on the same shaft.

turbopumps
plural of turbopump

turbosupercharger
A turbocharger, an exhaust-powered turbine used to power increased air intake to an internal combustion engine; an exhaust-turbine powered (in place of engine-powered) supercharger.
A twincharger, a combination of a supercharger and a turbocharger.

turbosuperchargers
plural of turbosupercharger

turbulator
A device that turns a laminar flow into a turbulent flow.

turbulators
plural of turbulator

tureen
A broad, deep serving dish used for serving soup or stew.

tureens
plural of tureen

turfcutter
A device used to trim the edges of a lawn in a clean manner, down through to the dirt
A device used to harvest sod, living grass mats complete with its roots in soil
A device used to harvest peat, built-up organic detritus from a bog
A person who harvests sod
A person who harvests peat
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turf, cutter.; that which cuts turf

turfcutters
plural of turfcutter

turfgrass
Any grass used to make turf.

turfgrasses
plural of turfgrass

turgometer
A device to measure the turgescence of skin.

turgometers
plural of turgometer