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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

technological
adjective based in scientific and industrial progress; `a technological civilization`

technological
adjective of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles; `technical college`; `technological development`

technologically
adverb by means of technology; `technologically impossible`

technology
noun the practical application of science to commerce or industry

Technology Administration
noun an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth

technophile
noun a person who is enthusiastic about new technology

technophilia
noun enthusiasm for new technology

technophilic
adjective of or relating to or showing technophilia

technophobe
noun a person who dislikes or avoids new technology

technophobia
noun dislike for new technology

technophobic
adjective of or relating to or showing technophobia

Tecophilaeacea
family Tecophilaeacea noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

Tectaria
genus Tectaria noun terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests

Tectaria cicutaria
noun Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils

Tectona
genus Tectona noun small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak

tectonic
adjective pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth`s crust; `tectonic plates`; `tectonic valleys`

tectonic
adjective of or pertaining to construction or architecture

tectonics
plate tectonics noun the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth`s crust

Tecumseh
Tecumtha noun a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813)

Ted
Teddy boy noun a tough youth of 1950`s and 1960`s wearing Edwardian style clothes

teddy
noun plaything consisting of a child`s toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

teddy bear
noun plaything consisting of a child`s toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

teddy boys
noun a British youth subculture that first appeared in the 1950s; mainly from unskilled backgrounds, they adopted a pseudo-Edwardian dress code and rock`n`roll music; proletarian and xenophobic, they were involved in race riots in the United Kingdom

tediousness
tedium noun dullness owing to length or slowness

tee
teeing ground noun the starting place for each hole on a golf course; `they were waiting on the first tee`

tee
noun support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff

tee hinge
T hinge noun a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame

teeming
adjective abundantly filled with especially living things; `the Third World`s teeming millions`; `the teeming boulevard`

teens
noun all the numbers that end in -teen

teeoff
noun the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole

teething
dentition noun the eruption through the gums of baby teeth

teetotaler
teetotaller noun a total abstainer

teetotaling
teetotalism noun abstaining from alcohol

teetotum
spinning top noun a conical child`s plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; `he got a bright red top and string for his birthday`

teff
teff grass noun an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay

Teflon
polytetrafluoroethylene noun a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided

teg
noun two-year-old sheep

Tegucigalpa
Honduran capital noun the capital and largest city of Honduras

tegular
adjective of or relating to or resembling a series of tiles

teiid lizard
teiid noun tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail

Teiidae
family Teiidae noun whiptails; etc.

Teilhard de Chardin
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin noun French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955)

teju
noun large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food

tektite
noun thought to derive from meteorites

Telanthera
genus Telanthera noun used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera

telecast
noun a television broadcast

telecaster
noun a television broadcaster

telecom hotel
telco building noun a building that houses telecommunications equipment; `the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing`

telecommunication
telecom noun (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically

telecommunication system
telecom system noun a communication system for communicating at a distance

telecommuting
teleworking noun employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem

teleconference
teleconferencing noun a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television

telefilm
noun a movie that is made to be shown on television

telegnosis
noun apparent knowledge of distant events without using sensory perceptions

telegnostic
adjective obtaining knowledge of distant events allegedly without use of normal sensory mechanisms

telegram
wire noun a message transmitted by telegraph

telegraph
telegraphy noun apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)

telegraph form
noun a form to use when sending a telegram

telegraph key
noun key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed

telegraph plant
semaphore plant noun erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine

telegrapher
telegraphist noun someone who transmits messages by telegraph

telegraphese
noun language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams

telegraphic
adjective having the style of a telegram with many short words left out; `telegraphic economy of words`; `the strange telegraphic speech of some aphasics`

telegraphic signal
radiotelegraphic signal noun a signal transmitted by telegraphy

telegraphically
tersely adverb in a short and concise manner; `a particular bird, exactly and tersely described in the book of birds`

telegraphy
noun communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire

telekinesis
psychokinesis noun the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force

Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann noun German baroque composer (1681-1767)

telemark
noun a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards

telemarketing
teleselling noun the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales

telemeter
noun any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer

telemetered
adjective of or pertaining to telemetry; `the telemetered information was recorded and analyzed`

telemetry
noun automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

telemetry intelligence
TELINT noun intelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetry

telencephalon
noun the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus

teleological
adjective of or relating to teleology

teleologist
noun advocate of teleology

teleology
noun (philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes

teleost fish
teleost noun a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei

Teleostei
subclass Teleostei noun large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species

telepathic
adjective communicating without apparent physical signals

telepathist
thought-reader noun someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly

telepathy
thought transference noun apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

telephone
telephony noun transmitting speech at a distance

telephone
call up verb get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; `I tried to call you all night`; `Take two aspirin and call me in the morning`

telephone bell
noun electric bell that rings to signal a call

telephone booth
phone booth noun booth for using a telephone

telephone company
telephone service noun a public utility that provides telephone service

telephone conversation
noun a conversation over the telephone

telephone cord
phone cord noun the telephone wire that connects to the handset

telephone dial
noun a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called

telephone extension
extension phone noun an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line

telephone interview
noun an interview conducted over the telephone

telephone jack
phone jack noun a jack for plugging in a telephone

telephone line
phone line noun a telephone connection

telephone operator
telephonist noun someone who helps callers get the person they are calling

telephone order
noun receiving orders via telephone

telephone plug
phone plug noun a plug for connecting a telephone

telephone pole
telegraph pole noun tall pole supporting telephone wires

telephone receiver
noun earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds