teschenite
Any of a group of rocks containing essential pyroxene, olivine, and analcime.
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Tesla
nounAutomotive
A car manufactured by Tesla, Inc., a battery electric vehicle (BEV) automaker founded in 2003.
Tesla-swap
verbAutomotive
To convert an internal combustion engine car into an all-electric battery-powered vehicle, by replacing its engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric drive motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
Tesla-swapped
adjectiveAutomotive
Of a car: electrified by replacing its internal combustion engine and fuel system with a battery pack and an electric motor salvaged from a Tesla Motors all-electric battery-powered car.
test track
nounAutomotive
A paved track on which road vehicles can be tested.
tet
A tetraploid plant cultivar (iris, daylily etc.).
tethered
adjectiveIndustrial electronics
connected (especially a mobile phone to a computer, for use as a wireless modem)
Texas bed
nounAutomotive
A semi-truck's tractor unit, with a rear-facing near-cab winch, a truckbed between the cab and the fifth wheel, having a fifth wheel at the rear for attaching a semi-trailer.
text
A style of writing in large characters; also, a kind of type used in printing.
TGO
Initialism of Trace Gas Orbiter, an atmosphere research orbiter send in 2016 by the ESA/Roscosmos collaborative project to Mars (ExoMars).
TGS
Initialism of taxiing guidance system.
TGV
nounRail equipment
A French national high-speed train, run by the railway service of the same name.
theralite
calcic foidal gabbro, a kind of plutonic hylocrystalline rock
there is no replacement for displacement
A bigger engine is better.
thermal
verbConstruction
To create a rough finish on stone by treating it with a high-temperature blowtorch.
thermal analysis
nounMetallurgy
Any of several analytical techniques that monitor the chemical and physical changes that occur as a material is heated.
thermal design power
The maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component which the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under any workload.
thermal horsepower
The horsepower of an electric motor, determined by the readings from a thermal-type ammeter.
thermal printer
A printer that operates by applying heat to selected areas of specially treated paper.
thermistor
A resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.
thermopile
An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples
theta
Pitch angle; the angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and the horizontal plane.
thill
The shallow stratum of underclay that lies under a seam of coal; the bottom of a coal-seam.
thimble
A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.
thin
adjectiveAviation maintenance
Of a route: relatively little used.
thin-film
adjectiveElectrical engineering
(of a circuit, electronic, etc.) Made with thin films deposited on a ceramic or glass substrate.
thin-film interference
The interference of light caused by its reflection from both boundaries of a thin film of a transparent material.
thinning
Process of removing plants or parts of plants to facilitate the growth of other plants
Third Law of Robotics
nameRobotics
One of the Three Laws of Robotics, requiring a robot to protect its own existence, as long as this does not conflict with the First Law (which forbids a robot to harm a human) or the Second Law (which requires robots to obey humans).
thirl
To drill or bore; to cut through, as a partition between one working and another.
thirling
In lead-mining, a mark indicating the termination of a set or pitch
thirty-twomo
A book size, corresponding to the paper size.
thrash
nounRail equipment
The roar and smoke of a particularly powerful diesel engine.
thread
nounManufacturing
A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
Three Laws of Robotics
nameRobotics
A set of rules governing the behavior of robots.
three sisters
The combination of maize (corn), pole beans (Phaseolus vulgaris or climbing beans, string beans, etc.), and squash (i.e. pumpkin), especially when planted together in intertwined plantings.
three-on-the-tree
On an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is a column shifter (mounted on the steering column) (R-N-1-2-3).
three-way switch
A type of light switch that can be arranged in pairs to control lights from two locations, as at either end of a stairway or long hallway; a double-throw switch. (UK): two-way switch.
thresh
To separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
thresher
A modern farm machine for threshing grain, now a part of combine harvesters rather than a separate implement.
threshing floor
The floor of a threshing house or similar area where grain is threshed.
threshold
The start of the landing area of a runway.
thrill
verbMachining
To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.
throat
nounManufacturing
The inside of a timber knee.
throttle body
nounAutomotive
A part of the air intake system of a fuel injected engine, responsible for regulating the airflow into the engine.
throttle valve
A mechanical or electrical device used to regulate the flow of a fluid entering the engine.
through traffic
nounAutomotive
Traffic which passes through an area without originating or stopping there.
through train
nounRail equipment
a train that travels a long distance without any stops
through-hole technology
Mounting scheme used for electronic components that involves the use of leads on the components that are inserted into holes drilled in printed circuit boards and soldered to pads on the opposite side.
throw
To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
throwbot
nounRobotics
A small, throwable robotic device, typically used by military and law enforcement for reconnaissance and situational awareness.
throwbox
A stationary access point used to forward data in a delay-tolerant network.
throwout
A folded sheet that opens out to one side; half a gatefold.
thrum
A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
thrummed
adjectiveManufacturing
Made with thrums (leftover warp thread) woven into the fabric.
THT
Initialism of through-hole technology.
thug
An overvigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
thumper
A kind of slam-door train introduced in the late 1950s.
Thunderbolt
A computer interface standard for connecting devices, combining PCI Express, DisplayPort and DC power in one connector.
Thunderbolt chassis
An electronics chassis, physically external to a host system, that provides a means to connect PCI Express cards to that host using the Thunderbolt interface.