tickover
nounAutomotive
The idle rate of an engine, particularly on a motorbike.
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tie
nounSurveying
A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
tie belt
A type of belt that is fastened around the waist with a knot.
tie plate
nounRail equipment
A steel plate used on rail tracks between flanged T rail and the crossties.
tie-up
The connection of a loom's treadles to its shafts, used in combination with the threading and treadling to create a pattern.
tight-assed
Fitting tightly in the area covering the buttocks.
tillage radish
Daikon, particularly when its large roots are left in a field through the winter to reduce soil compaction, rather than harvested for consumption.
timber drawer
A person employed to remove timber props.
timberman
A person who installs timbers in a mine.
time alignment
The process of delaying the sound emanating from one or more drivers in a loudspeaker or sound system to correct the transient response so that the sound output is simultaneous.
time and frequency transfer
A scheme where multiple sites share a precise reference time or frequency, commonly used for creating and distributing standard time scales such as International Atomic Time.
time and lime
A contract where the shipbuilder is compensated based on the actual time spent and materials used during the construction of a vessel.
time delay and integration clock
A time delay device forming part of a readout integrated circuit.
time difference of arrival
A technique used to determine the difference in arrival times of a signal at multiple receivers.
time diversity
The process of sending the same signal or components of a signal through a communication channel where the same signal is received at different times, used in order to compare, recover, or add to the overall quality of the received signal.
time division
A time slot allocated to one of multiple users when a common channel (multipoint or broadcast) is shared.
time history
A technique used in the field of structural dynamics to evaluate the behavior of structures under different loads and conditions, involving simulating the actual loads that a structure will experience over time.
time lady
A female voice that is heard on a speaking clock that a person could dial to find out the current time, down to the second, before the age of the Internet and other options for finding out the time existed.
time of origin
The point in time in which a message is released for transmission.
time stretch analog-to-digital converter
A device for digitizing analog signals of very high bandwidth, effectively slowing down the original signal in time (or compressing its bandwidth) before it can be digitized by a slow electronic ADC.
time switch
A switch activated automatically at a preset time.
time-assignment speech interpolation
An analog technique used on certain long transmission links to increase voice transmission capacity.
time-delay relay
A type of relay consisting of a built-in time delay function.
time-domain reflectometer
An electronic instrument used to determine the characteristics of electrical lines by observing reflected pulses.
time-domain reflectometry
A technique used to track faults in networks, such as cable breaks or loose connections, in which a pulse of a known shape is transmitted over the network and an echo is created when the pulse strikes an obstacle or cable end.
time-frequency analysis
A technique that studies a signal in both the time and frequency domains simultaneously, using various time-frequency representations.
time-frequency representation
A view of a signal, taken to be a function of time, represented over both time and frequency.
time-hopping
A communications signal technique in which the transmission time is varied according to a pseudorandom sequence, useful in antijamming, etc.
time-of-use meter
A device that measures and records the usage of electricity during a prespecified period of the day cumulatively over a meter reading period.
time-of-use rates
A dynamic electric rate schedule that adjusts prices that are dependent on peak usage, as based on the time of day and season.
time-switch
To activate a switch automatically at a preset time.
time-to-digital converter
A device for recognizing events and providing a digital representation of the time they occurred.
timing chain
nounAutomotive
A chain (specifically, a roller chain) which connects the crankshaft and the camshaft of an engine, synchronizing the operation of the inlet and exhaust valves.
tingle
nounConstruction
An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
tint
A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
tint block
A surface prepared for printing a background.
TJI
nounAutomotive
Initialism of turbulent jet ignition, an ignition system for cylinders in internal combustion engines.
TLB
Initialism of translation lookaside buffer.
TNC
Initialism of threaded nut connector; the threaded version of a BNC connector.
toast rack
Any of several types of railway or tramway passenger vehicles with open sides and transverse benches that span the width of the vehicle body, such that it resembles a toast rack.
toaster
An EMD AEM-7 electric locomotive
toby box
A box containing a service (fibre optic microducts, mains water, etc.) set into the street or verge for connection to a property, typically containing a shutoff valve to allow for maintenance at the connected property.
toe
nounCarpentry
The long side of an angled cut.
toe-crushing
nounConstruction
A failure of a brick wall in which the bricks at one lower end crack and crumble.
toed
adjectiveConstruction
Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely; said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts by diagonal nailing.
token
Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
tokenless block
nounRail equipment
A type of signalling system on a single-track line which dispenses with the need for a train to carry a token (physical object exchanged between drivers and signalmen).
tomato cage
A cage-like structure placed around a growing tomato plant to support the fruit.
tombstoning
An unwanted effect in the manufacture of electronic circuit boards, in which a component stands up on end instead of lying flat.
tommy bar
nounMachining
A cylindrical iron or steel bar used as a lever.
tone dialing
A system of telephone dialing in which each digit is transmitted as a burst of a single audio frequency.
tongue grafting
A technique that joins a scion to a rootstock by making matching long diagonal cuts and interlocking "tongue" cuts, maximizing cambium contact for a strong union.
tonneau cover
A protective covering which may be secured over the exposed portion of a motor vehicle, such as the seating area of an open sports car or the back of a pickup truck.
tool-rest
nounMetalworking
The part of a machine, such as a lathe, that supports the cutting tool.
toolpath
nounMachining
The path through space that the tip of a cutting tool follows on its way to producing the desired geometry of the workpiece.
toolpathing
nounMachining
The selection or configuration of a toolpath.
toothing
nounConstruction
Bricks alternately projecting at the end of a wall, in order to be bonded into a continuation of it when the remainder is carried up.
top and but
nounManufacturing
A method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers.
top dead center
The reference mark on a flywheel (and engine block) indicating the engine is in this position, when aligned.
top fermentation
nounManufacturing
Alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells are carried to the top of the fermenting liquid.