<B>technological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with technology. <DD><B> 2. </B>used in technology. adv. <B>technologically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="technologicalgap">
<B>technological gap,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the difference in technological advancement between nations. </DL>
<A NAME="technologicalunemployment">
<B>technological unemployment,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> unemployment caused by technical advances and inventions eliminating jobs or industries. <BR> <I>Ex. Automatic power looms in the textile industry ... contributed to technological unemployment in many countries (Robert D. Patton).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="technologist">
<B>technologist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an expert in technology. </DL>
<A NAME="technologize">
<B>technologize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-gized,</B> <B>-gizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make technological. <BR> <I>Ex. to technologize society or an industry.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="technology">
<B>technology, </B>noun, pl. <B>-gies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the science of the mechanical and industrial arts; applied science. <BR> <I>Ex. He studied electronics at a school of technology.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the body of tools, machines, materials, techniques, and processes used to produce goods and services and satisfy human needs. <BR> <I>Ex. Science has contributed much to modern technology.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a particular application of technology; any method, process, or system using special tools and techniques to achieve a goal. <BR> <I>Ex. medical technology. To reach the ... conditions required for a net release of fusion power it is necessary to first develop many new technologies (Scientific American).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>technical words, terms, or expressions as used in an art or science; technical terminology or nomenclature. </DL>
<A NAME="technologyassessment">
<B>technology assessment,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an attempt to make advance assessments on the impact or effect of new technologies on society. <BR> <I>Ex. Technology assessment is a procedure designed to optimize the use of technology (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="technologytransfer">
<B>technology transfer,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the transfer of new or advanced technological information, especially from the developed to the less developed countries of the world. <BR> <I>Ex. Technology transfer is sometimes used to describe information dissemination, but this is only a part of the technology transfer process (Science).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="technophobia">
<B>technophobia, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> fear of the adverse effect of technology on society or the environment. </DL>
<A NAME="technopolis">
<B>technopolis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> society dominated by technology. </DL>
<A NAME="technopolitan">
<B>technopolitan, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a technopolis. </DL>
<A NAME="technopop">
<B>technopop, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> popular music played on synthesizers and other electronic devices. </DL>
<A NAME="technostructure">
<B>technostructure, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any highly organized system operated by technical experts. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the technostructure of large-scale corporate enterprise today, where key decisions are made not by individual owners but by groups and committees of salaried scientists, technicians, engineers, and organization managers (Eliot Fremont-Smith).</I> </DL>
<B>tecnonymy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anthropology.) the practice of identifying a person as the parent of his named child rather than by his personal name. </DL>
<A NAME="tecoma">
<B>tecoma, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) <DD><B> 1. </B>any one of various plants of the bignonia family, consisting chiefly of erect, climbing, or twining shrubs with showy, trumpet-shaped flowers, mostly red or yellow. <DD><B> 2. </B>any one of several related tall trees with digitate leaves, used for timber and in medicine. </DL>
<A NAME="tecta">
<B>tecta, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>tectum.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tectal">
<B>tectal, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a tectum; tectorial. </DL>
<A NAME="tectibranch">
<B>tectibranch, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) <DD><I>adj. </I> belonging to the marine gastropod mollusks, having the gills covered by the mantle, and small shells often concealed by the mantle. <DD><I>noun </I> such a gastropod. </DL>
<A NAME="tectiform">
<B>tectiform, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Zoology.) <DD><B> 1. </B>sloping down on each side from a ridge, as a wing. <DD><B> 2. </B>serving as a covering or lid. </DL>
<A NAME="tectological">
<B>tectological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with tectology. </DL>
<A NAME="tectology">
<B>tectology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biology.) that branch of morphology which regards an organism as composed of morphons of different orders. </DL>
<A NAME="tectonic">
<B>tectonic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Geology.) <DD><B> a. </B>belonging to the structure of the earth's crust and to general changes in it, such as folding or faulting. <DD><B> b. </B>resulting from these. <BR> <I>Ex. a tectonic ridge. Many geologists currently believe that the lithosphere is geographically divided into 6 major slablike sections, called tectonic plates, plus a number of smaller ones (Edmund F. Grekulinski).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) fundamental; basic. <BR> <I>Ex. The Kennedy election was a tectonic shift generationally (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>of or having to do with the structure of buildings; constructional; architectural. adv. <B>tectonically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tectonics">
<B>tectonics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the science or art of assembling, shaping, or ornamenting materials in construction; construction. <DD><B> 2. </B>tectonic geology; structural geology (of the earth's crust). <DD><B> 3. </B>the branch of zoology that deals with structure. </DL>
<B>tectonophysics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the application of the principles of physics to tectonic geology. </DL>
<A NAME="tectorial">
<B>tectorial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> covering like a roof; forming a protective structure over something. <BR> <I>Ex. the tectorial membrane of the ear.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="tectricial">
<B>tectricial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with the tectrices. </DL>
<A NAME="tectrix">
<B>tectrix, </B>noun, pl. <B>tectrices.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a feather covering the base of wing and tail quills. </DL>
<A NAME="tectum">
<B>tectum, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ta.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any rooflike structure in the human or animal anatomy. <BR> <I>Ex. Anatomical studies had shown that not all the frog's optic nerve fibers pass to the tectum. (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ted">
<B>ted, </B>transitive verb, <B>tedded,</B> <B>tedding.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to spread or scatter (new-mown grass) for drying. </DL>
<A NAME="ted">
<B>Ted, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) a teddy-boy. </DL>
<A NAME="tedder">
<B>tedder, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a machine that spreads out hay for drying. </DL>
<A NAME="teddy">
<B>teddy</B> (1), noun, pl. <B>-dies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a combined chemise and drawers worn by women and girls as an undergarment, especially in the 1920's. </DL>
<A NAME="teddy">
<B>teddy</B> (2) or <B>Teddy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) a teddy-boy. </DL>
<A NAME="teddybear">
<B>teddy bear,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a child's furry toy bear. </DL>
<A NAME="teddyboy">
<B>teddy-boy</B> or <B>Teddy-boy, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) an uncouth, rough, idle, usually low-class young tough (about 15 to 25 years old), often violent; juvenile delinquent. </DL>
<A NAME="teddygirl">
<B>teddy-girl</B> or <B>Teddy-girl, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) a teddy-boy's girl friend. </DL>
<A NAME="tedeum">
<B>Te Deum,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. </B>an ancient hymn of praise and thanksgiving sung in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches at morning prayers or on special occasions. <DD><B> 2. </B>the music for this hymn. <DD><B> 3. </B>a thanksgiving service in which this hymn is prominent. </DL>
<A NAME="tedious">
<B>tedious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>long and tiring; boring; irksome. <BR> <I>Ex. A long talk that you cannot understand is tedious. Life is as tedious as a twicetold tale (Shakespeare).</I> (SYN) wearisome. <DD><B> 2. </B>writing or talking on and on; wordy; wearying; longwinded. (SYN) prolix. adv. <B>tediously.</B> noun <B>tediousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="tedium">
<B>tedium, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the condition of being wearisome; tiresomeness; tediousness. (SYN) irksomeness. <DD><B> 2. </B>ennui; boredom. </DL>
<A NAME="tediumvitae">
tedium vitae, =taedium vitae.</DL>
<A NAME="tee">
<B>tee</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>teed,</B> <B>teeing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a mark or place from which a player starts in playing each hole in golf, often slightly elevated. <DD><B> 2. </B>a little mound of sand or dirt or an inch-high stand of wood or plastic, on which a golf ball is set for the first drive. <DD><B> 3. </B>a device for holding a football in position before it is kicked. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to set (a golf ball) on a tee. <BR><I>expr. <B>tee off,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to drive (a golf ball) from a tee. </I> <I>Ex. A field of 134 will tee off tomorrow ... for the Professional Golfers Association championship (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Figurative.) to begin any series of actions. <BR> <I>Ex. He will tee off this year's new ten-week course next Sunday with tips on "how to read a Shakespeare play" (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> c. </B>(Slang.) to make angry. <BR> <I>Ex. He was teed off when she failed to keep the date.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>tee off on,</B> </I>(Slang.) to denounce or criticize. <BR> <I>Ex. ... ample room to tee off slyly on hipsterism (Oscar Cargill).</I> <BR>expr. <B>tee up,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to set (a golf ball) on a tee. <DD><B> b. </B>(Especially British.) to tee off. </DL>
