Glossary T
Deutsch: Technologie / Español: Tecnología / Português: Tecnologia / Français: Technologie / Italiano: Tecnologia /
In an industrial context, 'technology' generally refers to the application of scientific knowledge and engineering principles to the development of new products, processes, and systems used in manufacturing and other industries.
Deutsch: Teer / Español: Alquitrán / Português: Alcatrão / Français: Goudron / Italiano: Catrame
Tar is a substance obtained from a variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. It is black, and a mixture of hydrocarbons and free carbon.
Deutsch: Straßenverkehr / Español: Tránsito vehicular -/ Português: Trânsito / Français: Circulation routière / Italiano: Traffico
Traffic on roads may consist of pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using the public way for purposes of travel. Traffic laws are the laws which govern traffic and regulate vehicles, while rules of the road are both the laws and the informal rules that may have developed over time to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic.
Organized traffic generally has well-established priorities, lanes, right-of-way, and traffic control at intersections.
Deutsch: Tennis
Tennis is a sport that people usually play individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a racquet that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a good return.
Deutsch: Thunfisch / Español: Atún / Português: Atum / Français: Thon / Italiano: Tonno /
Español: Thunnus / Português: Atum / Français: Thon / Italiano: Tonno
A tuna is a saltwater finfish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a sub-grouping of the mackerel family (Scombridae) - which together with the tunas, also includes the bonitos, mackerels, and Spanish mackerels.
Deutsch: Zahn / Português: Dente / Français: Dent animale / Italiano: Dente
A tooth (plural teeth) is a small, calcified, whitish structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of many vertebrates and used to break down food. Some animals, particularly carnivores, also use teeth for hunting or for defensive purposes. The roots of teeth are covered by gums. Teeth are not made of bone, but rather of multiple tissues of varying density and hardness.
Deutsch: Turm / Español: Torre / Português: Torre / Français: Tour / Italiano: Torre
A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires.
Towers are generally built to take advantage of their height, and can stand alone on the ground, or as part of a larger structure or device such as a fortified building or as an integral part of a bridge.