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T3

or T3
abbr.
triiodothyronine

T4

or T4
abbr.
thyroxine

T 1

The symbol for the isotope tritium.

T 2

abbr.
1. also T.
a. tablespoon
b. tablespoonful
2. Football tackle
3. temperature
4. tenor
5. tesla
6. Thursday
7. thymine
8. time reversal
9. township
10. Tuesday
11. Sports turnover

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.
Idiom:
to a T
Perfectly; precisely: This actor fits the role to a T.

t 2

abbr.
1.
a. teaspoon
b. teaspoonful
2. top quark
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t

(tiː) or

T

n, pl t's, T's or Ts
1. (Linguistics) the 20th letter and 16th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless alveolar stop, as in tame
3.
a. something shaped like a T
b. (in combination): a T-junction.
4. to a T in every detail; perfectly: the work suited her to a T.

t

symbol for
1. (Units) tonne(s)
2. (Units) troy (weight)
3. (Statistics) statistics distribution
4. (Statistics) statistics See Student's t

T

symbol for
1. (General Physics) absolute temperature
2. (Mathematics) tera-
3. (Chemistry) chem tritium
4. (Biochemistry) biochem thymine
5. (Units) tesla
6. (General Physics) surface tension
abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Thailand (international car registration)
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T, t

(ti)

n., pl. Ts T's, ts t's.
1. the 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by this letter.
3. something shaped like a T.
4. a written or printed representation of the letter T or
t.
Idioms:
to a T or tee, exactly; perfectly.

T

1. temperature.
2. tera-.
3. tesla.

T


Symbol.
1. the 20th in order or in a series.
2. surface tension.
3.
a. threonine.
b. thymine.
4. the launching time of a rocket or missile: T minus two.

't

a shortened form of it, before or after a verb, as in 'twas, 'tis.

-t

var. of -ed1 and -ed2: slept; felt; dreamt.

T.

1. tablespoon.
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.
[< Latin tempore]
7. tenor.
8. Gram. tense.
9. territory.
10. time.
11. tome.
12. ton.
13. town.
14. township.
15. transit.
16. transitive.
17. troy.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.T - a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
thymine
deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of molecules"
pyrimidine - any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
2.T - one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)
deoxythymidine monophosphate
nucleotide, base - a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
3.T - a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilogramst - a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
metric ton, tonne, MT
metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
quintal - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
4.t - the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe
alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
5.T - thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
liothyronine, triiodothyronine
thyroid hormone - any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically
6.T - hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine"
tetraiodothyronine, thyroxin, thyroxine
thyroid hormone - any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically
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Translations

T

t [tiː] N (= letter) → T, t f
T for Tommy → T de Tommy
the buildings were arranged in a T → los edificios estaban situados en forma de T
to a T it fits you to a T → te sienta que ni pintado
it suits you to a T → te viene de perlas
he described the house to a T → describió la casa hasta el último detalle
that's it to a T → es eso exactamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

T

t [ˈtiː] n
(= letter) → T, t m
T for Tommy → T comme Thérèse
(also tee) to suit sb to a T [situation, job]
It suits me to a T → Cela me convient parfaitement.
The description fits us to a tee → La description nous correspond exactement.
to have sb/sth down to a T (= mimic perfectly) → imiter qn/qch à merveille
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

T

, t
n → T nt, → t nt; it suits him to a T → es ist genau das Richtige für ihn; that’s him to a T → das ist er, wie er leibt und lebt; that’s it to a T → genau so ist es; he got him to a T → er hat ihn haargenau getroffen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

T

t [tiː] n (letter) → T, t m or f inv
T for Tommy → T come Taranto
it fits you to a T (fam) → ti sta a pennello
that's him to a T (fam) → è proprio lui
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

T

(tiː) : ˈT-shirt (also ˈtee shirt) noun
a light shirt of knitted cotton etc with short sleeves.
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