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`terrigenous _ V
`testacean
`To menace or threaten; intimidate.
`[Latin terrifictire, from terri-
`or rank. 2. Of. relating to, or designating the short flight feathers
`fictis, terrific. See TJ.:HRIFIC.}
`nearest the body on the rear edge of a bird's wing. 3. Chemistry,
`a. Of or relating to salts of acids containing three rep1aceab1e
`ter-rig-e-nous {te—rIJfa—nas} adj. Geology. Derived from the
`hydrogen atoms. b. Of or relating to organic compounds in which
`land, especially by erosive action. Used primarily of sediments.
`a group, such as an alcohol or amine, is bound to three noncle.
`[From Latin terriyerto, earth—born : terro, earth; see ters- in Ap-
`pendix + —GENO'LlS.]
`mentary radicals. 4. Tertiary. Geology. Of, belonging to, or being
`the geologic time, system of rocks, and sedimentary deposits of the
`I. An earthenware dish fo1' cooking and
`tor-rine [ta—rén!')
`ii.
`first period of the Cenozoic Era, extending from the Cretaceous
`serving food. 2. A food, especially a pate or a mixture of chopped
`Period of the Mesozoic Era to the Quaternary Period of the C9.
`meat or fish and vegetables. that is cooked or served in such a
`nozoic Era, characterized by the appearance of modern flora and
`dish.
`(French. See "I'UREEN.]
`of apes and other large mammals. See table at geologic time,
`ter-ri-to-ri-al
`(ter’i-tfir-‘E-el, -tor!-) adj. Abbi-. ter... lerr. 1.
`—tertlary n., pl. -les.
`1. A tertiary feather. 2. Tertiary. Ge.
`Of or relating to the geographic area under a given jurisdiction:
`ology. The Tertiary Period or its system of deposits.
`3. Roman,
`the territorial limits of a country. 2. Relating or restricted to a
`Catholic Church. A member of a religious Third Order.
`[Latin
`particular territory; regional: a territorial court. 3. Often Terri-
`tertidrius. from tertiits, third. See trei- in Appendix.]
`torial. Of or relating to an administrative territory: the territorial
`government of the US. Virgin Islands; Whitehorse, the territorial
`tertiary color rt. A color resulting from the mixture of two
`secondary colors.
`capital of the Yukon. 4. Often Territorial. Organized for national
`or home defense: the British Territorial Army. 5. Biology. Dis-
`tertiary consumer n. Ecology. An animal that feeds on sec.
`playing territoriality; defending a territory from intruders: terri-
`ondary consumers in a food chain.
`torial behavior; a territorial species. —IerriIoriaI also Territorial
`tertiary syphilis n. The final stage of syphilis, following a
`n. A member of a territorial army. —ter'ri-totri-al-ly adv.
`latent period that may last years. characterized by spread of the
`ter-ri-to-ri-ul-ism {tér’I—torPe—a—lIz"am, —torP—) n. 1. Aso-
`disease to many organs and tissues, including the skin. bones,
`cial system that gives authority and influence in a state to the
`joints, heart. brain, and spinal cord.
`landowners. 2. A system of church government based on primacy
`ter-ti-um quid (tfirlshe-am kwrdr. terlté-dom’) 1:. Some-
`of civil power. —ter'ri-totri-al-ist ti.
`thing that cannot be classified into either of two groups consid-
`ered exhaustive; an intermediate thing or factor.
`[Late Latin :
`ter-ri-to-ri-al-i-ty (terti-torle-alt?-te. -to:'’-} n., pl. -ties.
`l. The status of a territory.
`2. A behavior pattern in animals
`Latin tertittrn, neuter of tertitis, third + quid, something]
`consisting of the occupation and defense of a territory.
`Tervtulvlian (tar-vtL'ilPyan, —tul-"é—an]. n.D. 1so?—23o? Cartha-
`ter-ri-to-ri-al-ize (terli-torle-3-liz’. -tor‘-) tr.v.
`-lined, -I:-
`ginian theologian who converted to Christianity (C. 193), broke
`ing, -iz-es. 1. To make a territory of; organize as a territory. 2.
`with the Catholic Church (c. 207). and formed his own schismatic
`To extend by adding territory. —ter"ri-tulri-al-i-zattien [-3-
`sect. His writings greatly influenced Western theology.
`lI—za!'shan) fl.
`ter-va-lent
`(tar—vz‘i-'lant,t1I1r-"v:§’—) adj. Trivalent.
`Inland and coastal waters under the
`territorial waters pl.n.
`‘IBPZG ri-ma ltérftsa relmal
`11..
`pl.
`ter-ze ri-me (ter-ttsé
`jurisdiction of a nation or state, especially the ocean waters within
`rétme). A verse form of Italian origin consisting of tercets of 10 or
`3 or 1.2 miles (-1.8 or 19.3 kilometers) of the shoreline.
`11 syllables with the middle line rhyming with the first and third
`ier-ri-to-ry {terti-torté,-torle) n., pl. -ries. Abln-.ter.,terr.,
`lines of the following tercet.
`[Italian : terza, third + rirno, rhyn1e.]
`t., T. 1. An area of land; a region. 2. The land and waters under
`TESL obbr. Teaching English as a second language.
`the jurisdiction of a government. 3.a. A political subdivision of
`tes-Ia ttestlel fl. Abbr. T The unit of magnetic flux density in
`a country. b. A geographic region, such as a colonial possession,
`the International System, equal to one Weber per square meter.
`that is dependent on an external government: the territories of the
`See table at measurement.
`[After Nikola TEsLa.]
`Holy Roman Empire. 4. Often Territory.
`:1. A subdivision of the
`T93-Id (tesllal. Nikola. 1836-1943. Serbian-born American
`United States that is not a state and is administered by an ap-
`electrical engineer and physicist who discovered the principles of
`pointed or elected governor and elected legislature.
`I3. A simi-
`alternating current [1881] and invented numerous devices and
`larly organized political subdivision of Canada or Australia. 5.
`procedures that were seminal to the development of radio and the
`An area for which a person is responsible as a representative or an
`harnessing of electricity.
`agent: a soiesperson’s territory. 6. Sports. The area of a field
`tesla COII n. An air—col'e transformer that is used as a source of
`defended by a specified team: printed the ball deep into the op-
`high—frequency power, as for x—ray tubes.
`[After Nikola TESLA.]
`ponent’s territory. 1. Biology. An area occupied by a single an-
`imal. mating pair, or group and often vigorously defended against
`TESOL olibr. Teachers of English to speakers of other languages.
`intruders. especially those of the same species. 8. A sphere of
`tes-sel-late (tésI'a—lat’)
`tr.v.
`-lat-ed, -lat-ing, -Iales. To
`action or interest: a province. See Synonyms at field.
`[Middle
`form into a mosaic pattern, as by using small squares of stone or
`English, from Latin territorittrh, from term, earth. See ters- in
`glass.
`[From Latin tessetldtus, of small square stones, from tes-
`Appendix.]
`sello, small cube. diminutive of tessero. a square. See 'l'E5SI:‘.llA.]
`—tes’seI-lattien rt.
`ter-ror ltcrfar) ii. 1. Intense, overpowering fea1'. See Synonyms
`at fear. 2. One that instills intense fear: a rabid! dog that become
`I9S'5Bl"¢'l
`(tester-a) ‘ll... pl. tes-ser-ae [tésfe—re’). One of the
`the terror of the neighborhood.
`3. The ability to instill intense
`small squares of stone or glass used in making mosaic patterns.
`fear: the terror of joclcboots pounding down the street. 4. Vio-
`[Latin. from Greek, neuter of tesseres, variant of tessares, four-
`lence committed or threatened by a group to intimidate or coerce
`Sce k"’etwer- in Appendix]
`a population. as for military or political purposes. 5. Informal.
`tes-ser-act
`[tests-ralrtt) 11. The four-dimensional equivalent
`An annoying or intolerable pest: that little terror of a child.
`[Mid-
`of a cube.
`[Greek tessera. neuter pl. of tesseres, four: see TESSERA
`dle English !£?‘l'Ott?', from Old French terreur, from Latin terror,
`+ ektis,
`i'ay of light; see ACTINO—.[
`from terrére, to frighten]
`tes-si-tu-ra (tesfi-to'or-Fa) it. Music. The prevailing range ofa
`ter-ror-ism (terlo-riztam} 11.. The unlawful use or threatened
`vocal or instrumental part. within which most of the tones lie-
`use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against
`[Italian. from Latin texttiro. web, structure. See ‘1‘i-:xTURE.]
`people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing
`test‘ {test} :1.
`1. A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of
`societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
`determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial: «'1
`ter- I'Ol"l5I {téri'ar—Ist) n. One that engages in acts or an act of
`test of one’s eyesight; subjecting a hypothesis to a test; (I test of rm
`terrorism. —terrorist otlj. Of. relating to, or constituting terror-
`othtetefls endurance. 2. A series of questions. problems. or pl1)"5'
`ism.
`-—Ier’ror-isttic adj.
`ical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence. Oi’
`I. To fill
`-ized, -iz-ing, -iz-es.
`terv l'Ol"t1e (terta—riz']:
`tr.z:.
`ability. 3. A basis for evaluation or judgment: “.4. test of demo-
`or overpower with terror; terrify. 2. To coerce by intimidation or
`cratic government is how Congress and the president worlc to-
`fear. See Synonyms at frighten. —ter'ror-i-zaltian (-ar-‘i-
`gether” (Haynes Johnson). 4. Chemistry. a. A physical or chem-
`zalshan) n. —tertror-izler n.
`ical change by which a substance may be detected or its properties
`Ier- I‘)! {tei‘Fe) 21.. pl. -ries. 1. One of the uncut loops that form
`ascertained. b. A reagent used to cause or promote such 8
`the pile of a fabric. 2. A pile fabric. usually woven of cotton, with
`change.
`It. A positive result obtained. 5. A cupel. —test 1:.
`test-
`uncut loops on both sides. used for bath towels and robes. In this
`ed, test-ing, tests. —tr.
`1. To subject to a test; try: tested the
`sense. also called terry cloth.
`[Origin unknown.]
`pen by scribbling on scrap po.per,' testing each mango for riP9"”
`Ter-ry (ter-'5), Dame Ellen Mice or Alieia.1B4T—1928. British
`by pressing and smelling it; testing job applicants. 2.a. To de-
`actress. The preeminent English—speaking actress of her day, she
`termine the presence or properties of (a substance], b. To -‘i§53.'r'
`was known for her Shakespearean roles and her correspondence
`(metal) in a cupel. — intr. 1. To undergo a test. 2. To administer
`with George Bernard Shaw.
`a test: test for acid content; test for the presence of an antibody-
`3. To achieve a score or rating on tests: took the entrance e.‘L'lafl'_l‘
`terse (tors) adj.
`ters-er, ters-est. Brief and to the point; ef-
`motions and tested high.
`4. To exhibit a given character_1st1I:!
`fectively concise.
`[Latin tersus, past participle of tergére,
`to
`cleanse] —terse!|y ado. -tersetness it.
`when subjected to a test: test positive for the tubercle llflfilmlf‘
`[Middle English. cupel. from Old French. pot. from Latin testii.
`ter-tial
`[turtshal] adj. Of, relating to. or designating the third
`testtmi.] —lest’o-bilfi-ty ii. -testta-hie adj.
`row of flight feathers on the basal section of a bird's wing.
`test? (test) I1. A hard external covering. as that of certain an'I0°‘
`—-ieriial ft. A tertial feather.
`[Latin tertius, third; see TERTIARY
`has. dinoflagellates. and sea urchins.
`[Latin testa. shell—l
`+ —AL'.]
`test. obbr.
`I. Law.
`cl. Testator. b. Testatrix. 2. Testimony‘-
`Ier-lian (turfshan) adj. Recurring every other day or. when
`Test.
`abh:-. Bible. Testament.
`considered inclusively. every third day: a tertiori fever. —tertian
`ti. Pathology. A tertian fever, such as vivax malaria.
`[Middle
`tes-to (tesfto) n., pi. -toe [-tel’). The often thick or hard 01”“
`coat of a seed.
`[Latin, shell.]
`English tercioiie. tertian fever, from Latin ffebrisl tertidrio, (fever)
`of the third {day}. from tertius, third. See trei- in Appendix]
`tes-ta-ceon [té-stfilshan] I1. Any of various rhizopods of the
`ter-ti-ar-y [tL‘ii'l'she-érle) adj. 1. Third in place. order. degree.
`order Testacea, characterized by the presence of a shell.
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