tattoo
A signal played five minutes before taps (lights out).
Entries starting with T
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taungya
A Burmese agricultural technique in which the spaces between small, widely-spaced trees are used to plant a seasonal crop.
Taurus
nounAutomotive
An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).
tax horsepower
nounAutomotive
A country-specific calculation of the approximate power delivered by an automobile engine, used to determine a vehicle's road taxation rate. Modern systems may also take emissions into account.
taxel
A tactile element in robotics etc.
taxi
The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
TB
Initialism of test board, a circuit board used to test a circuit for some specialized task.
TBI
nounAutomotive
Initialism of throttle body injection (“fuel injection”).
TBL
nounManufacturing
Initialism of through the back loop.
TCA
Initialism of terminal control area.
TCAP
Transaction Capabilities Application Part (SS7)
TCAS
Initialism of traffic (alert and) collision avoidance system, a system for warning pilots of impending mid-air collisions and telling them what (if any) evasive action to take.
TCO
Initialism of transparent conducting oxide.
TCON
display timing controller circuit (ASIC or FPGA)
TCP
adjectiveAviation maintenance
Initialism of to complete party (followed by total number in group. Code used in OSI to advise an airline that other passengers are travelling with a person but are booked separately)
TCP/IP
Initialism of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a standard for computer network communication, used in particular for the Internet.
TCS
nounAutomotive
Initialism of traction control system: an electronic control system that prevents wheelspin to improve traction.
TD
Initialism of ticket designator.
TDC
Initialism of time-to-digital converter.
TDD
Initialism of telecommunications device for the deaf.
TE
Initialism of transporter-erector.
tea-length
adjectiveManufacturing
Having a hemline that is below the knees and above the ankle.
tea-wrap
A type of shawl worn by women during teatime.
team track
nounRail equipment
a railroad siding where customers can load and unload freight cars themselves.
tear off
verbConstruction
To remove all of a roof (shingles, etc.) down to the wood deck.
tear-off
nounConstruction
The demolition phase of a reroofing job, wherein the old shingles or other materials are torn off in preparation for the installation of new ones.
teaser
nounManufacturing
A person or thing that teases.
TEC
Initialism of thermoelectric cooler: an electrical heat-transferring device which applies the Peltier effect.
tech giant
A large company or corporation which works in the technology industry.
tedder
A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to speed up its drying.
tee
Ellipsis of tee-shirt.
TEL
nounAutomotive
tetraethyllead (or tetraethyl lead, tetra-ethyl lead); a gasoline additive to boost octane rating
teleassistance
Assistance provided by means of a telecommunication system.
telecentric
adjectiveOptics and imaging
Relating to a compound lens which has its entrance or exit pupil at infinity; in the prior case, this produces an orthographic view of the subject
telecommunications tower
A structure intended to support antennas, waveguide and associated equipment for the transmission of signals for wireless communication.
teledensity rate
The number of telephone lines per 100 people in a region.
telemetry
The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.
teleop
nounRobotics
Teleoperation (the remote operation of a machine or device).
telephone exchange
Any equipment that establishes connections between telephones.
telesurgery
nounRobotics
Surgery performed by robotic equipment which is monitored and controlled from a remote site.
telluric gold
Gold telluride ore, a gold-bearing mineral where gold is chemically bonded to tellurium.
tempered
adjectiveMetallurgy
Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
temple
A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.
temple garment
A form of underwear worn by Latter-day Saints after taking part in the endowment ceremony; they are a symbolic reminder of the covenants made in temple ceremonies.
Tempo
nounAutomotive
A type of car shelter, a temporary kit-built prefabricated steel-framed high tunnel peaked hoop house with an impermeable translucent plastic fabric cover, and flap doors.
tender
nounRail equipment
A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
tender cab
nounRail equipment
A section of cab added to the front of a steam locomotive tender, to provide protection for the engine crew in inclement weather when running tender-first.
tender engine
nounRail equipment
Any steam locomotive that has a tender attached, carrying its supply of fuel and water; the term is normally used to distinguish from a tank engine.
tendon
nounConstruction
A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete.
tenoned
adjectiveCarpentry
Having one or more tenons.
tenth
nounMachining
A tenth of a mil; a ten-thousandth of an inch.
teraampere
An SI unit of current equal to 10¹² amperes. Symbol: TA
teragram
An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹² grams. Symbol: Tg
terajoule
An SI unit of energy equal to 10¹² joules. Symbol: TJ
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
terasecond
An SI unit of time equal to 10¹² seconds. Symbol: Ts. (= 31709.8 years)
terminal
The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals or power are made available to apparatus; the hardware attached to the line in this spot, which allows connections to be fastened.
terminator
An electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
terrain
The surface of the earth; the ground.