| -ty1 |
used with numerals to indicate specified multiples of ten. |
| -ty2 |
variant of -ity. |
| tycoon |
a rich, powerful person in business or industry; magnate. |
| tying |
present participle of "tie." |
| tyke |
a small dog, esp. a mongrel. [2 definitions] |
| tympani |
variant of timpani. |
| tympanic bone |
in a mammal's skull, a small bone that supports the eardrum and partially encloses the middle ear. |
| tympanic membrane |
a thin, oval-shaped membrane separating the middle ear from the external ear, which vibrates when struck by sound waves; eardrum. |
| tympanum |
the middle ear. [4 definitions] |
| Tyndall effect |
the scattering and polarization of light by colloidal particles within a suspension. |
| typal |
pertaining to or acting as a type; typical. |
| -type |
type, model, or example. [2 definitions] |
| type |
a group of things or individuals having certain distinguishing characteristics in common; kind. [8 definitions] |
| Type A |
of, pertaining to, or designating a personality or a person characterized by impatience, aggression, and tenseness, and thus considered to be relatively prone to heart disease. (Cf. Type B.) |
| typeable |
combined form of type. |
| Type B |
of, pertaining to, or designating a personality or a person characterized by serenity, relaxation, and contentment, and thus considered to be relatively unlikely to incur heart disease. (Cf. Type A.) |
| typebar |
one of a series of slender bars on certain typewriters, to which the raised letters and figures are attached. |
| typecast |
to place (an actor) in a role that appears to suit his or her personality, appearance, or reputation. [2 definitions] |
| type-cast |
in printing, to prepare or cast (type). [2 definitions] |
| typeface |
the style, design, or size of a printing type, or the full collection of letters and numbers in that type. [2 definitions] |
| type foundry |
a factory for casting metal type. |