ti
IPA: tˈi
noun
- (music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.
- The good luck plant (Cordyline fruticosa), an evergreen shrub.
- (electronics) Initialism of time interval. [A period of time with fixed, well-defined limits.]
- Initialism of targeted individual (“a victim of gangstalking”).
- (zoology) Initialism of tonic immobility. [(zoology) A behaviour in which an animal appears to be temporarily paralysed and unresponsive to external stimuli, for example in response to the threat of a predator.]
- (translation studies) Initialism of translation and interpreting.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of therapeutic index. [(pharmacology) The ratio of the median toxic dose of a drug to its median effective dose, used to gauge the safety of a particular medication. A low therapeutic index indicates that the drug is easily overdosed.]
- (company) Initialism of Texas Instruments.
- (company) Initialism of Treasure Island (Hotel and Casino).
- (organization) Initialism of Transparency International.
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Examples of "ti" in Sentences
- The ties were constricted.
- The man tied the rope tightly.
- An apron is tied over the skirt.
- The family's filial ties are strong.
- The knot was tied to the accompaniment.
- The threshold ties together the doorway.
- The aggression could be tied to the above.
- It is tied to the skirt or the ribbon on the jacket.
- The increase was tied to the coming of the railroad.
- That is, if not for the regional dislocation tied to the process.
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