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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TAU

Via Latin from Greek, of Semitic origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TAU

tau  [tɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tau is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TAU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tau

Tau is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 300. The name in English is pronounced /taʊ/, but in modern Greek it is. This is because the pronunciation of the combination of Greek letters αυ has changed from ancient to modern times from one of to either or, depending on what follows. Tau was derived from the Phoenician letter taw. Letters that arose from tau include Roman T and Cyrillic Te. The letter occupies the Unicode slots U+03C4 and U+03A4. In HTML, they can be produced with named entities, decimal references, or hexadecimal references.

Definition of tau in the English dictionary

The definition of tau in the dictionary is the 19th letter in the Greek alphabet, a consonant, transliterated as t.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAU

tattoo
tattooer
tattooist
tatty
Tatum
tau cross
tau neutrino
tau particle
taught
tauhinu
tauhou
tauiwi
taunt
taunter
taunting
tauntingly
Taunton
tauon
taupata
taupe

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAU

au
bandeau
bateau
beau
Bissau
bureau
cadeau
chateau
Cocteau
Dessau
Frau
Guinea-Bissau
Nassau
nouveau
Palau
Pau
plateau
tableau
Tokelau
Zwickau

Synonyms and antonyms of tau in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tau» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAU

Find out the translation of tau to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tau from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tau» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tau
570 millions of speakers

English

tau
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताऊ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تاو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тау
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tau
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타우
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tau
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताऊ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tau
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tau
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tau
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тау
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tau
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tau
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

TLU
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tau
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tau
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tau

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAU»

The term «tau» is very widely used and occupies the 6.429 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tau» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tau» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tau

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAU»

Discover the use of tau in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tau and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tau
Tau is his lost second book, suppressed by the poet in 1955 due to his evolving spiritual beliefs.
Philip Lamantia, John Hoffman, Garrett T. Caples, 2008
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Alef, Mem, Tau: Kabbalistic Musings on Time, Truth, and Death
"Alef, Mem, Tau "also discusses Islamic mysticism and Buddhist thought in relation to the Jewish esoteric tradition as it opens the possibility of a temporal triumph of temporality and the conquering of time through time.The framework for ...
Elliot R. Wolfson, 2006
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Here's to Our Fraternity: One Hundred Years of Zeta Beta ...
In this study, Marianne Sanua follows the evolution of the fraternity from its rabbinical roots to its increased secularization and shows how ZBT's social opportunities, hitherto denied its members in the non-Jewish world, were a means of ...
Marianne Rachel Sanua, 1998
4
Living Gnosis
More than a practical guide, this text invites everyone to embark on a spiritual quest toward Spirit-connection and self-realization by way of Gnostic wisdom.
Tau Malachi, 2012
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The Gnostic Gospel of St. Thomas: Meditations on the ...
" Drawing upon the Holy Kabbalah, contemporary Christian thought, and wisdom of the gnostic tradition, Malachi guides the reader into a true gnostic experience-a first-hand and completely unique exploration of the sacred secrets and ...
Tau Malachi, 2004
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Tau Zero
Poul Anderson. M o ~ s F e no n A Tau Zero Poul Anderson. Cover.
Poul Anderson, 2010
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Gnostic Healing
Presents Gnostic healing practices in a clear and systematic way. Techniques include mystical prayer, meditation, and sacred ceremony, and are suitable for both beginning and experienced healers.
Malachi (Tau), 2010
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St. Mary Magdalene
No secret oral tradition as extensive as this has ever been recorded, and none has ever presented a Gnostic view of Mary Magdalene as she is portrayed in this groundbreaking work-as a powerful holy woman, the innermost disciple and beloved ...
Malachi (Tau), 2012
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Porcelain from the Vung Tau Wreck: The Hallstrom Excavation
The ceramics from the Vung Tau wreck have become sought after by collectors and used as a standard reference for researchers in the field. This book is an essential companion to all those fascinated by Chinese export ware.
C. J. A. Jörg, Michael Flecker, 2001
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Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimer's Disease: ...
The abnormally hyperphosphorylated tau causes neurofibrillary degeneration by sequestration of normal MAPS. A competitive inhibition of this sequestration by small molecules can arrest this pathology. Though inhibition of protein–protein ...
Ana Martinez, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tau is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sonny Tau charged for smuggling kereru
Iwi leader Sonny Tau has been charged after being caught at Invercargill airport carrying dead kereru, a protected New Zealand wood pigeon. The Department ... «Waikato Times, Jul 15»
2
Ngapuhi leader Sonny Tau stands down over pigeon smuggling
Well-placed Ngapuhi sources reported Mr Tau was rolled during a meeting that went to midnight last night - at which only three of more than 20 Tuhoronuku ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
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Northland leader Mita Harris resigns over Sonny Tau's kereru incident
A member of Ngapuhi's treaty settlement team has resigned in protest at its chairman Sonny Tau being caught in possession of dead kereru as he was about to ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
4
Scanning healthy brains for an early clue to Alzheimer's
"The combination of amyloid and tau is really the toxic duo," predicted Dr. Reisa Sperling of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical ... «CBS News, May 15»
5
Joburg's Parks Tau: The little SOCA that could
On Wednesday, Joburg Mayor Parks Tau delivered a proud speech. Like Gauteng Premier David Makhura, he seems to know that preaching mantras like “a ... «Daily Maverick, May 15»
6
UF's Zeta Beta Tau chapter closes amid veterans' accusations
The UF chapter of Zeta Beta Tau was already on probation for a hazing incident last fall involving sleep deprivation when it was charged Friday with public ... «Gainesville Sun, Apr 15»
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Zeta Beta Tau fraternity from University of Florida expels 3 for …
Zeta Beta Tau Executive Director Laurence Bolotin said that the fraternity chose to expel the students after finding that they behaved inappropriately while they ... «Washington Times, Apr 15»
8
Tau Ceti: The next Earth? Probably not
The Tau Ceti system, popularized in several fictional works, including Star Trek, has long been used in science fiction, and even popular news, as a very likely ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
9
Alzheimer's: Tau, Not Amyloid, Is The Primary Driver
An examination of over 3,600 postmortem brains has concluded that the progression of dysfunctional tau protein drives the cognitive decline and memory loss ... «Science 2.0, Mar 15»
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NC State fraternity involved in double investigation, suspended from …
The fraternity first found itself in the news earlier this month after NC State police alerted campus that a student reported being assaulted at Alpha Tau Omega ... «WTVD-TV, Mar 15»

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