t


Definition: Meaning of, t in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tiː /

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  1. the written abbreviation of tonne or tonnes
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  2. the written abbreviation of ton or tons
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T


Definition: Meaning of, T in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / tiː /

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T T's, t's
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  1. [uncountable and countable] the 20th letter of the English alphabet
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  2. to a T/tee informal perfectly or exactly
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T used in phrases

  • B.T.U. (noun)
    1. a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
  • Barnum, P.T.
    1. (1810-91) a US businessman who started a circus called The Greatest Show on Earth, and later the Barnum and Bailey Circus
  • CD4 T cell (noun)
    1. t cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
  • CD8 T cell (noun)
    1. t cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
  • E.T.
    1. (1982) a very popular US film made by Steven SPIELBERG about a creature called E.T. ('the Extra Terrestrial'), who comes to Earth from another part of the universe. He is small and ugly, but very kind and intelligent, and he becomes friends with a boy called Elliot, who helps him to get home.
  • Eliot, T.S.
    1. (1888-1965) a US poet and writer of plays, who lived in England for most of his life. He is one of the most important writers of the 20th century, and he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. His works include The Cocktail Party, The Waste Land, and The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock .
  • Lawrence, T. E.
    1. (1888-1935) a British soldier and writer, also known as Lawrence of Arabia . Lawrence helped the Arabs in their fight against the Turks (1914-18), and was strongly in favour of Arab independence. He wrote The Seven Pillars of Wisdom about his adventures in the desert.
  • Model T (noun)
    1. the first widely available automobile powered by a petrol engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927
  • Model T Ford
    1. a type of FORD car made between 1909 and 1927. It was the first car to be built on an ASSEMBLY LINE, and this made inexpensive cars available to ordinary people for the first time. The Model T FORD was sold in very large numbers, and was informally called the 'Tin Lizzie'. Henry FORD, who invented and produced this car, was speaking about the Model T when he said the famous phrase: "You can have any colour you like, so long as it's black."
  • Suharto, T. N. J.
    1. (1921- ) the President of INDONESIA from 1966 to 1998. In the late 1990s, when INDONESIA experienced serious economic problems, there were many public protests against his government, and he agreed to give up his position as President.
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