tympanum
— Noun
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~ the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
tympanum
— Noun
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~ a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
tympanum
— Noun
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~ the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
tyndale
— Noun
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~ English translator and Protestant martyr; his translation of the Bible into English (which later formed the basis for the King James Version) aroused ecclesiastical opposition; he left England in 1524 and was burned at the stake in Antwerp as a heretic (1494-1536)
tyndall
— Noun
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~ British physicist (born in Ireland) remembered for his experiments on the transparency of gases and the absorption of radiant heat by gases and the transmission of sound through the atmosphere; he was the first person to explain why the daylight sky is blue (1820-1893)
Tyndall effect
— Noun
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~ the phenomenon in which light is scattered by very small particles in its path; it makes a beam of light visible; the scattered light is mainly blue
tyne
— Noun
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~ a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
Tyne River
— Noun
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~ a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea
type species
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~ (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
type slug
— Noun
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~ a strip of type metal used for spacing
type II diabetes
— Noun
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~ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
type I allergic reaction
— Noun
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~ an allergic reaction that becomes apparent in a sensitized person only minutes after contact