a ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle
tangent
Noun
a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
tangent
Noun
a topic that is related, but not the same as, an original topic
threshold function
Noun
a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise
time constant
Noun
the ratio of the inductance of a circuit in henries to its resistance in ohms
time constant
Noun
(electronics) the time required for the current or voltage in a circuit to rise or fall exponentially through approximately 63 per cent of its amplitude
turnover rate
Noun
the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
transitivity
Noun
the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb
transitivity
Noun
(logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and third
to windward
Noun
the side toward the wind
transitiveness
Noun
the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb
to leeward
Noun
the side sheltered from the wind
trigonometric function
Noun
function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle
true anomaly
Noun
the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees
tetragon
Noun
a four-sided polygon
tertium quid
Noun
some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
temperature gradient
Noun
change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude)
trustee-beneficiary relation
Noun
the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary
toroid
Noun
a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle
toroid
Noun
the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus
teacher-student relation
Noun
the academic relation between teachers and their students
tangent plane
Noun
the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface
two-dimensional figure
Noun
a two-dimensional shape
three-dimensional figure
Noun
a three-dimensional shape
triangular prism
Noun
a prism whose bases are triangles
trophobiosis
Noun
a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product
tortuosity
Noun
a tortuous and twisted shape or position
time sharing
Noun
the use of a central computer by many users simultaneously
temporal relation
Noun
a relation involving time
topsy-turvydom
Noun
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
topsy-turvyness
Noun
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
thereness
Noun
the state of being there--not here--in position
thereness
Noun
real existence
to-do
Noun
a disorderly outburst or tumult
tumultuousness
Noun
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
tree diagram
Noun
a figure that branches from a single root
tempestuousness
Noun
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
tempestuousness
Noun
a state of wild storminess
tetrahedron
Noun
any polyhedron having four plane faces
ticking bomb
Noun
a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed
tesseract
Noun
the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
triple crown
Noun
in baseball, an unofficial title won by a batter who leads the league in hitting average, runs batted in, and home runs
triple crown
Noun
in horse racing, a title won by a horse that can win the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness