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   tape cartridge
         n 1: a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or
               video recorders or computer systems

English Dictionary: Tobias George Smollett	by the DICT Development Group
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tape grass n submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia Synonym(s): tape grass, eelgrass, wild celery, Vallisneria spiralis
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teff grass n an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay Synonym(s): teff, teff grass, Eragrostis tef, Eragrostic abyssinica
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the absurd n a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"-- Albert Camus Synonym(s): absurd, the absurd
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to be sure adv admittedly; "to be sure, he is no Einstein" [syn: {to be sure}, without doubt, no doubt]
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tobacco hornworm n large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm Synonym(s): tobacco hornworm, tomato worm, Manduca sexta
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Tobias George Smollett n Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771) [syn: Smollett, Tobias Smollett, Tobias George Smollett]
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top quark n a hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron Synonym(s): top quark, truth quark
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top-grade adj surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" [syn: {high- grade}, top-quality, top-grade]
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topographic adj concerned with topography; "a topographical engineer"; "a topographical survey"; "topographic maps" Synonym(s): topographical, topographic
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topographic anatomy n the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region Synonym(s): regional anatomy, topographic anatomy, topology
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topographic point n a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" Synonym(s): topographic point, place, spot
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topographical adj concerned with topography; "a topographical engineer"; "a topographical survey"; "topographic maps" Synonym(s): topographical, topographic
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topographically adv with regard to topography; "the geological environment is the primary factor in determining the character of a country not only topographically but historically"
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topography n the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features precise detailed study of the surface features of a region
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tub gurnard n a kind of gurnard [syn: tub gurnard, yellow gurnard, Trigla lucerna]
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tub-cart n a cart with an underslung axle and two seats [syn: {pony cart}, ponycart, donkey cart, tub-cart]
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tubocurarine n a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles; "curare acts by blocking cholinergic transmission at the myoneural junction" Synonym(s): tubocurarine, curare
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Tupi-Guarani n a family of South American Indian languages [syn: {Tupi- Guarani}, Tupi-Guarani language]
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Tupi-Guarani language n a family of South American Indian languages [syn: {Tupi- Guarani}, Tupi-Guarani language]
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two-bagger n a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" Synonym(s): double, two- base hit, two-bagger, two-baser
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two-baser n a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield" Synonym(s): double, two- base hit, two-bagger, two-baser
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typescript n typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript
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typographer n one who sets written material into type [syn: compositor, typesetter, setter, typographer]
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typographic adj relating to or occurring or used in typography; "the typographic art"; "a typographical error" Synonym(s): typographic, typographical
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typographical adj relating to or occurring or used in typography; "the typographic art"; "a typographical error" Synonym(s): typographic, typographical
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typographical error n a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind Synonym(s): misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal
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typographically adv in a typographic way
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typography n the craft of composing type and printing from it art and technique of printing with movable type Synonym(s): typography, composition
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tabasheer \Tab`a*sheer"\, n. [Per. tab[be]sh[c6]r: cf. Skr. tvakksh[c6]r[be], tvaksh[c6]r[be].] A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.
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Tape \Tape\, n. [AS. t[91]ppe a fillet. Cf. {Tapestry}, {Tippet}.] 1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape. 2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape. {Red tape}. See under {Red}. {Tape grass} (Bot.), a plant ({Vallisneria spiralis}) with long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish water; -- called also {fresh-water eelgrass}, and, in Maryland, {wild celery}. {Tape needle}. See {Bodkin}, n., 4.
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Tapiser \Tap"is*er\, n. [F. tapissier.] A maker of tapestry; an upholsterer. [R.] --Chaucer.
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Tipcart \Tip"cart`\, n. A cart so constructed that the body can be easily tipped, in order to dump the load.
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Tipsy \Tip"sy\, a. [Compar. {Tipsier}; superl. {Tipsiest}.] [Akin to tipple; cf. Prov. G. tips drunkenness, betipst drunk, tipsy. See {Tipple}.] 1. Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely drunk; fuddled; intoxicated. 2. Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling. Midnight shout and revelry, Tipsy dance and jollity. --Milton.
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Back \Back\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Backed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Backing}.] 1. To get upon the back of; to mount. I will back him [a horse] straight. --Shak. 2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.] Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed, Appeared to me. --Shak. 3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen. 4. To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books. 5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of. A garden . . . with a vineyard backed. --Shak. The chalk cliffs which back the beach. --Huxley. 6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document. 7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend. [bd]Parliament would be backed by the people.[b8] --Macaulay. Have still found it necessary to back and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments. --South. The mate backed the captain manfully. --Blackw. Mag. 8. To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse. {To back an anchor} (Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened to the crown of the large one. {To back the field}, in horse racing, to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated [bd]the field[b8], will win. {To back the oars}, to row backward with the oars. {To back a rope}, to put on a preventer. {To back the sails}, to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern. {To back up}, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's friends. {To back a warrant} (Law), is for a justice of the peace, in the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender. {To back water} (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward.
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Back \Back\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Backed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Backing}.] 1. To get upon the back of; to mount. I will back him [a horse] straight. --Shak. 2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.] Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed, Appeared to me. --Shak. 3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede; as, to back oxen. 4. To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books. 5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of. A garden . . . with a vineyard backed. --Shak. The chalk cliffs which back the beach. --Huxley. 6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document. 7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or influence; as, to back a friend. [bd]Parliament would be backed by the people.[b8] --Macaulay. Have still found it necessary to back and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments. --South. The mate backed the captain manfully. --Blackw. Mag. 8. To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse. {To back an anchor} (Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened to the crown of the large one. {To back the field}, in horse racing, to bet against a particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other horses, collectively designated [bd]the field[b8], will win. {To back the oars}, to row backward with the oars. {To back a rope}, to put on a preventer. {To back the sails}, to arrange them so as to cause the ship to move astern. {To back up}, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's friends. {To back a warrant} (Law), is for a justice of the peace, in the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender. {To back water} (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars, paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship backward.
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{Great tithes}. See under Tithes. {The great}, the eminent, distinguished, or powerful. {The Great Spirit}, among the North American Indians, their chief or principal deity. {To be great} (with one), to be intimate or familiar (with him). --Bacon.
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Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. {Surer}; superl. {Surest}.] [OE. sur, OF. se[81]r, F. s[96]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura care. See {Secure}, and cf. {Assure}, {Insure}, {Sicker} sure.] 1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive. We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. --Rom. ii. 2. I'm sure care 's an enemy of life. --Shak. 2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health. 3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring. [bd]His sure word.[b8] --Keble. The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord. --1 Sam. xxv. 28. The testimony of the Lord is sure. --Ps. xix. 7. Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman. 4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.] The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God. --Sir T. More. I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife. --Brome. 5. Free from danger; safe; secure. Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that we are sure enough. --Shak. {To be sure}, [or] {Be sure}, certainly; without doubt; as, Shall you do? To be sure I shall. {To make sure}. (a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no failure of the purpose or object. [bd]Make Cato sure.[b8] --Addison. [bd]A peace can not fail, provided we make sure of Spain.[b8] --Sir W. Temple. (b) To betroth. [Obs.] She that's made sure to him she loves not well. --Cotgrave. Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent; steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident; positive.
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Figure \Fig"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Figured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Figuring}.] [F. figurer, L. figurare, fr. figura. See {Figure}, n.] 1. To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape. If love, alas! be pain I bear, No thought can figure, and no tongue declare.Prior. 2. To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. The vaulty top of heaven Figured quite o'er with burning meteors. --Shak. 3. To indicate by numerals; also, to compute. As through a crystal glass the figured hours are seen. --Dryden. 4. To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. Whose white vestments figure innocence. --Shak. 5. To prefigure; to foreshow. In this the heaven figures some event. --Shak. 6. (Mus.) (a) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. (b) To embellish. {To figure out}, to solve; to compute or find the result of. {To figure up}, to add; to reckon; to compute the amount of.
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Figure \Fig"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Figured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Figuring}.] [F. figurer, L. figurare, fr. figura. See {Figure}, n.] 1. To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape. If love, alas! be pain I bear, No thought can figure, and no tongue declare.Prior. 2. To embellish with design; to adorn with figures. The vaulty top of heaven Figured quite o'er with burning meteors. --Shak. 3. To indicate by numerals; also, to compute. As through a crystal glass the figured hours are seen. --Dryden. 4. To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize. Whose white vestments figure innocence. --Shak. 5. To prefigure; to foreshow. In this the heaven figures some event. --Shak. 6. (Mus.) (a) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. (b) To embellish. {To figure out}, to solve; to compute or find the result of. {To figure up}, to add; to reckon; to compute the amount of.
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Have \Have\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Having}. Indic. present, I {have}, thou {hast}, he {has}; we, ye, they {have}.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben (imperf. h[91]fde, p. p. geh[91]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D. hebben, OFries, hebba, OHG. hab[?]n, G. haben, Icel. hafa, Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere, whence F. avoir. Cf. {Able}, {Avoirdupois}, {Binnacle}, {Habit}.] 1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a farm. 2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected with, or affects, one. The earth hath bubbles, as the water has. --Shak. He had a fever late. --Keats. 3. To accept possession of; to take or accept. Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me? --Shak. 4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak. 5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire; to require. It had the church accurately described to me. --Sir W. Scott. Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld. Lytton. 6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child. 7. To hold, regard, or esteem. Of them shall I be had in honor. --2 Sam. vi. 22. 8. To cause or force to go; to take. [bd]The stars have us to bed.[b8] --Herbert. [bd]Have out all men from me.[b8] --2 Sam. xiii. 9. 9. To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a companion. --Shak. 10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive. Science has, and will long have, to be a divider and a separatist. --M. Arnold. The laws of philology have to be established by external comparison and induction. --Earle. 11. To understand. You have me, have you not? --Shak. 12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of; as, that is where he had him. [Slang] Note: Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the possession of the object in the state indicated by the participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost this independent significance, and is used with the participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs as a device for expressing past time. Had is used, especially in poetry, for would have or should have. Myself for such a face had boldly died. --Tennyson. {To have a care}, to take care; to be on one's guard. {To have (a man) out}, to engage (one) in a duel. {To have done} (with). See under Do, v. i. {To have it out}, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a conclusion. {To have on}, to wear. {To have to do with}. See under Do, v. t. Syn: To possess; to own. See {Possess}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hat \Hat\, n. [AS. h[91]t, h[91]tt; akin to Dan. hat, Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, h[94]ttr hood, D. hoed hat, G. hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. [?][?][?]. Cf.{Hood}.] A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim, made of various materials, and worn by men or women for protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament. {Hat block}, a block on which hats are formed or dressed. {To pass around the hat}, to take up a collection of voluntary contributions, which are often received in a hat. [Collog.] --Lowell.
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Tobacco \To*bac"co\, n. [Sp. tabaco, fr. the Indian tabaco the tube or pipe in which the Indians or Caribbees smoked this plant. Some derive the word from Tabaco, a province of Yucatan, where it was said to be first found by the Spaniards; others from the island of Tobago, one of the Caribbees. But these derivations are very doubtful.] 1. (Bot.) An American plant ({Nicotiana Tabacum}) of the Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an acrid taste. Note: The name is extended to other species of the genus, and to some unrelated plants, as Indian tobacco ({Nicotiana rustica}, and also {Lobelia inflata}), mountain tobacco ({Arnica montana}), and Shiraz tobacco ({Nicotiana Persica}). 2. The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing, etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various ways. {Tobacco box} (Zo[94]l.), the common American skate. {Tobacco camphor}. (Chem.) See {Nicotianine}. {Tobacco man}, a tobacconist. [R.] {Tobacco pipe}. (a) A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood, or other material. (b) (Bot.) Same as {Indian pipe}, under {Indian}. {Tobacco-pipe clay} (Min.), a species of clay used in making tobacco pipes; -- called also {cimolite}. {Tobacco-pipe fish}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pipemouth}. {Tobacco stopper}, a small plug for pressing down the tobacco in a pipe as it is smoked. {Tobacco worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a large hawk moth ({Sphinx, [or] Phlegethontius, Carolina}). It is dark green, with seven oblique white stripes bordered above with dark brown on each side of the body. It feeds upon the leaves of tobacco and tomato plants, and is often very injurious to the tobacco crop. See Illust. of {Hawk moth}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topographer \Topog"rapher\, n. [Cf. F. topographe, Cr. [?] .] One who is skilled in the science of topography; one who describes a particular place, town, city, or tract of land. Dante is the one authorized topographer of the medi[91]val hell. --Milman.
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Topographic \Top`ograph"ic\, a. Topographical \Top`ograph"ical\, [Cf. F. topographique.] Of or pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place. -- {Top`ograph"ically}, adv. {Topographical map}. See under {Cadastral}. -- Topographical surveying. See under {Surveying}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chart \Chart\, n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf. {Charter}.] 1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart. 2. A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts. 3. A written deed; a charter. {Globular chart}, a chart constructed on a globular projection. See under {Globular}. {Heliographic chart}, a map of the sun with its spots. {Mercator's chart}, a chart constructed on the principle of Mercator's projection. See {Projection}. {Plane chart}, a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances. {Selenographic chart}, a map representing the surface of the moon. {Topographic chart}, a minute delineation of a limited place or region.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topographic \Top`ograph"ic\, a. Topographical \Top`ograph"ical\, [Cf. F. topographique.] Of or pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place. -- {Top`ograph"ically}, adv. {Topographical map}. See under {Cadastral}. -- Topographical surveying. See under {Surveying}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topographic \Top`ograph"ic\, a. Topographical \Top`ograph"ical\, [Cf. F. topographique.] Of or pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place. -- {Top`ograph"ically}, adv. {Topographical map}. See under {Cadastral}. -- Topographical surveying. See under {Surveying}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surveying \Sur*vey"ing\, n. That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface, the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys. {Geodetic surveying}, geodesy. {Maritime}, [or] {Nautical}, {surveying}, that branch of surveying which determines the forms of coasts and harbors, the entrances of rivers, with the position of islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water, etc. {Plane surveying}. See under {Plane}, a. {Topographical surveying}, that branch of surveying which involves the process of ascertaining and representing upon a plane surface the contour, physical features, etc., of any portion of the surface of the earth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topographic \Top`ograph"ic\, a. Topographical \Top`ograph"ical\, [Cf. F. topographique.] Of or pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place. -- {Top`ograph"ically}, adv. {Topographical map}. See under {Cadastral}. -- Topographical surveying. See under {Surveying}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topographist \Topog"raphist\, n. A topographer.
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Topography \Topog"raphy\, n. [F. topographie, Gr. [?]; [?] a place + [?] to write.] The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region. Note: Topography, as the description of particular places, is distinguished from chorography, the description of a region or a district, and for geography, the description of the earth or of countries. --Brande & C.
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Tube \Tube\, n. [L. tubus; akin to tuba a trumpet: cf F. tube.] 1. A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe. 2. A telescope. [bd]Glazed optic tube.[b8] --Milton. 3. A vessel in animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid or other substance. 4. (Bot.) The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla. 5. (Gun.) A priming tube, or friction primer. See under {Priming}, and {Friction}. 6. (Steam Boilers) A small pipe forming part of the boiler, containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases to pass through. 7. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A more or less cylindrical, and often spiral, case secreted or constructed by many annelids, crustaceans, insects, and other animals, for protection or concealment. See Illust. of {Tubeworm}. (b) One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk. {Capillary tube}, a tube of very fine bore. See {Capillary}. {Fire tube} (Steam Boilers), a tube which forms a flue. {Tube coral}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tubipore}. {Tube foot} (Zo[94]l.), one of the ambulacral suckers of an echinoderm. {Tube plate}, [or] {Tube sheet} (Steam Boilers), a flue plate. See under {Flue}. {Tube pouch} (Mil.), a pouch containing priming tubes. {Tube spinner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of spiders that construct tubelike webs. They belong to {Tegenaria}, {Agelena}, and allied genera. {Water tube} (Steam Boilers), a tube containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tubicorn \Tu"bi*corn\, n. [L. tubus tube + cornu horn: cf. F. tubicorne.] (Zo[94]l.) Any ruminant having horns composed of a bony axis covered with a horny sheath; a hollow-horned ruminant.
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Tubicornous \Tu"bi*corn`ous\, a. Having hollow horns.
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Tupian \Tu"pi*an\, a. Designating, or pert. to, a linguistic stock of South American Indians comprising the most important Brazilian tribes. Agriculture, pottery, and stone working were practiced by them at the time of the conquest. The Tupi and the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock, which is hence also called {Tupi-Guaranian}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Two-phase \Two"-phase`\, a., Two-phaser \Two"-phas`er\, n. (Elec.) Same as {Diphase}, {Diphaser}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typograph \Ty"po*graph\, n. [Type + -graph.] A machine for setting type or for casting lines of type and setting them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typographer \Typog"rapher\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. typographe. See {Typography}.] A printer. --T. Warton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typographic \Ty`pograph"ic\ (?; 277), Typographical \Ty`pograph"ical\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. typographique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the act or act of representing by types or symbols; emblematic; figurative; typical. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. Of or pertaining to typography or printing; as, the typographic art. -- {Ty`pograph"ically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typographic \Ty`pograph"ic\ (?; 277), Typographical \Ty`pograph"ical\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. typographique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the act or act of representing by types or symbols; emblematic; figurative; typical. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. Of or pertaining to typography or printing; as, the typographic art. -- {Ty`pograph"ically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typographic \Ty`pograph"ic\ (?; 277), Typographical \Ty`pograph"ical\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. typographique.] 1. Of or pertaining to the act or act of representing by types or symbols; emblematic; figurative; typical. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. Of or pertaining to typography or printing; as, the typographic art. -- {Ty`pograph"ically}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Typography \Typog"raphy\, n. [Type + -graphy: cf. F. typographie.] 1. The act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or hieroglyphic representation. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. The art of printing with types; the use of types to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
topic group n. Syn. {forum}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
topic group {forum}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
typographical error (typo) An error while inputting text via keyboard, made despite the fact that the user knows exactly what to type in. This usually results from the operator's inexperience at keyboarding, rushing, not paying attention, or carelessness. Compare: {mouso}, {thinko}. (1996-04-20)