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| TELEPHONIST | | n. Operator in a telephone exchange or at a switchboard. | |
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| TELEPRINTER | | n. Device for transmitting, receiving, and printing telegraph messages. | |
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| TEMPERAMENT | | n. Person's or animal's nature and character (nervous temperament). [latin: related to *temper] | |
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| TEMPERATURE | | n. - measured or perceived degree of heat or cold of a thing, region, etc.
- colloq. Body temperature above the normal (have a temperature).
- degree of excitement in a discussion etc. [latin: related to *temper] | |
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| TEMPESTUOUS | | adj. Stormy; turbulent. tempestuously adv. | |
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| TENDENTIOUS | | adj. Derog. Calculated to promote a particular cause or viewpoint; biased; controversial. tendentiously adv. Tendentiousness n. | |
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| TERMINATION | | n. - terminating or being terminated.
- induced abortion.
- ending or result.
- word's final syllable or letter. | |
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| TERMINOLOGY | | n. (pl. -ies) 1 system of specialized terms.
- science of the use of terms. terminological adj. [german: related to *terminus] | |
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| TERRESTRIAL | | adj. - of or on the earth; earthly.
- of or on dry land. [latin terrestris: related to *terrene] | |
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| TERRITORIAL | | army n. Local volunteer reserve force.
- waters n.pl. Area of sea under the jurisdiction of a state, esp. Within a stated distance of the shore.
- —adj. - of territory or a district (territorial possessions; territorial right).
- tending to defend one's territory. —n. (territorial) member of the territorial army. territorially adv. [latin: related to *territory] | |
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