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Torsion BalancenounMWEmeasuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wireverified
Torsknounlarge edible marine fish of northern coastal waters, more commonly known as Atlantic Codverified
Torticollisnounan unnatural condition in which the head leans to one side because the neck muscles on that side are contractedverified
Tortoise PlantnounMWESouth African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured barkverified
Torusnouna ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circleverified
Toss BombingnounMWEa bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bombverified
Total cost of ownershipnounMWEIncludes the original cost of the computer plus the cost of: software, hardware and software upgrades, maintenance, technical support, training, and certain activities performed by usersMetric
Total cost of ownership (TCO)nounMWEThe true cost of ownership of a computer or other technology system that includes original cost of the computer and software, hardware and software upgrades, maintenance, technical support, and training.Metric
Total DepravitynounMWEthe Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sinverified
Total EclipsenounMWEan eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscuredverified
Total HeatnounMWE(thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressureverified
Total Parenteral NutritionnounMWEadministration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cavaverified
Total RisknounMWEThe potential for the occurrence of an adverse event if no mitigating action is taken (i.e., the potential for any applicable threat to exploit a system vulnerability).Metric
Totalisatornouncomputer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who wonverified
Totalisernouncomputer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who wonverified
Totalitarian StatenounMWEa government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measuresverified
Totalitarianismnouna form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)verified
Totalitation RegimenounMWEa government that subordinates the individual to the state and strictly controls all aspects of life by coercive measuresverified
Totalizatornouncomputer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who wonverified
Totalizernouncomputer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who wonverified
Totaranounvaluable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharvesverified
Totem PolenounMWEa tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figuresverified
Totipotencenounthe ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or partverified
Totipotencynounthe ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or partverified
Toucannounbrilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beakverified
Touch FootballnounMWEa version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackledverified
Touch ModalitynounMWEthe faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)verified
Touch ScreennounMWEa computer display that enables the user to interact with the computer by touching areas on the screenverified
Touch-Me-NotnounMediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touchedverified
Touchbacknoun(American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zoneverified
Touchernouna person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or somethingverified
Tourmalinenouna mineral that is a complex borosilicate and hydroxide of aluminum containing iron and magnesium and calcium and lithium and sodiumverified
Tournamentnouna sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winnerverified