| 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. |
| type metal |
an alloy of tin, lead, and antimony, used in making printing types. |
| typescript |
a copy of a book, play, or the like that has been typewritten. [2 definitions] |
| typeset |
to set in type. [2 definitions] |
| typesetter |
a person or machine that sets type for printing; compositor. |
| typewrite |
to write or type with a typewriter. |
| typewriter |
a machine that produces type similar to that of print by the manual depression of keys that activate letters, numbers, or characters. |
| typhoid |
an infectious, potentially fatal bacterial disease that is characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and intestinal inflammation and transmitted by contaminated food or water; typhoid fever. [2 definitions] |
| Typhoid Mary |
a person who spreads any kind of disease, infection, or corruption. |