tau

Speech parts

1. tau - Noun

2. Tau - Proper noun

Meaning

The common American toadfish; -- so called from a marking resembling the Greek letter tau (/).

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alpha rood kappa chi boson cross beta crucifix crux crisscross Greek alphabet swastika baryon crossbones ankh

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Hypernyms

letter alphabetic character letter of the alphabet

Phrases with the word

tau-saghyz Tau-lak tau coefficient of correlation tau wave tau-meson Gau Tau

Examples

What five books would I like to be remembered for? Well... Tau Zero, I like that one especially. It was somewhat of a tour de force, and I think it got across what I was trying for. Poul Anderson

A 2018 letter shows a student involved in Theta Tau videos filed a federal complaint against Syracuse University. Source: Internet

Accumulation of tau "tangles" is believed to be closely associated with cognitive decline. Source: Internet

According to Makhura, Tau is currently wrapping up his parliamentary work and will be sworn in as a member of the Gauteng legislature next week. Source: Internet

Among the northern Polynesian people, Vega was known as whetu o te tau, the year star. Source: Internet

As a result of the leading role of Tuna and Fata in the war, one of the most prominent was the Malietoa title, which arose from the shouted chants of the Tongan military commanders: "Ua Malie Toa, Ua Malie Tau!" Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tatyanaite Tatzel Tatzelwurm tau bone Tau Cetan Tau Ceti