language note: The spelling tee is also used for meaning [sense 3].
1. variable noun
T is the twentieth letter of the English alphabet.
2.
T or t is a written abbreviation for words beginning with 't', such as 'ton' and 'time'.
3.
See to a T
t in British English
or T (tiː)
nounWord forms: pluralt's, T's or Ts
1.
the 20th letter and 16th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.
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
t in British English
symbol for
1.
tonne(s)
2.
troy (weight)
3. statistics
distribution
4. statistics Student's t
T in British English
symbol for
1.
absolute temperature
2.
tera-
3. chemistry
tritium
4. biochemistry
thymine
5.
tesla
6.
surface tension
abbreviation for
7.
Thailand (international car registration)
t. in British English
abbreviation for
1. business
tare
2.
teaspoon(ful)
3.
temperature
4. music
tempo
5.
tenor
6. grammar
tense
7.
ton(s)
8.
transitive
Word origin
(sense 4) Latin: in the time of
T- in British English
abbreviation for
trainer (aircraft)
T-37
't in British English
contraction of
it
T in American English1
(ti)
nounWord forms: pluralT's or Ts
T-shirt
T in American English2
1.
absolute (Kelvin) temperature
2.
tablespoon(s)
3. American Football
tackle
: sometimes written t
4.
Technician
5.
temperature
6.
tension
7.
tera-
8.
Territory
9.
tesla(s)
10.
Testament
11.
Thursday
12.
thymine
13.
time (of firing or launching)
14.
ton(s)
15. Physics
torque
16. Chemistry
triple bond
17.
Tuesday
T in American English3
Physics
half-life
t in American English1
(ti) or T (ti)
nounWord forms: pluralt's or T's
1.
the twentieth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek tau, derived from the Hebrew tav
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (t) oftime
3.
a type or impression for t or T
4.
the twentieth in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like T
adjective
6.
of t or T
7.
twentieth in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like T
Idioms:
to a T
t in American English2
1.
in the time (of)
2.
tare
3.
target
4.
teaspoon(s)
5.
telephone
6.
temperature
7.
tempo
8.
tenor
9.
tense
10.
time
11.
ton(s)
12.
town
13.
township
14.
transit
15.
transitive
16.
troy
17.
volume
Word origin
(sense 1) L tempore; (sense 17) L tomus
't- in American English
it
used with verbs in contractions, chiefly in poetry
'twas
-'t in American English
it
used with verbs in contractions, chiefly in poetry
do't
-t in American English
forming past participles and adjectives derived from them
slept, burnt
see also -ed
-t in American English
suffix
a variant of -ed 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
Examples of 't' in a sentence
t
We don 't live during the Renaissance.
Christianity Today (2000)
Both groups want straightforward answers to straightforward questions and don 't understand it when they can't get them.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
Do you pronounce the't '?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I want to be strong and happy, but don 't know how to fill this hole.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
She couldn ' t afford to dwell on what had been done to her; there was more at stake than that.
Val McDermid THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
And a handwritten note, which reads as follows: Diane... Can ` t thank you enough!
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL
On with the motley, in case you don ` t happen to have Italian....
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL
Doesn ' t mean there isn't a print they missed, Rae told herself.
Melinda Metz BETRAYED (2001)
Word lists with
t
international car registration letters
Definition of 'T'
All related terms of 'T'
T-shirt
短袖衫 duǎnxiùshān [ 件 jiàn ]
T-junction
丁字路口 dīngzì lùkǒu [ 个(個) gè ]
catwalk
( for models ) T型台(臺) T xíng tái
back
( of person, animal ) 背部 bèibù [ 个(個) gè ]
back to front
( esp Brit ) 前后(後)倒置 qiánhòu dàozhì ⇒ You've got your T-shirt on back to front. → 你把T恤衫前后穿反了。 Nǐ bǎ T xù shān qiánhòu chuānfǎn le.