- t
- I. noun (plural t's or ts) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. the 20th letter of the English alphabet b. a graphic representation of this letter c. a speech counterpart of orthographic t 2. a graphic device for reproducing the letter t 3. one designated t especially as the 20th in order or class 4. something shaped like the letter T 5. T formation 6. technical foul II. abbreviation 1. metric ton 2. tablespoon 3. teaspoon 4. technical 5. temperature 6. [Latin tempore] in the time of 7. tense 8. tertiary 9. time 10. ton 11. township 12. transitive 13. troy 14. true
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.