TAU

3 letters 3 Scrabble points /taʊ/

Definition of TAU

noun
  1. The letter Τ/τ in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient Semitic alphabets, being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old and Ancient Greek.

  2. A Τ-shaped sign or structure; a Saint Anthony's cross, sometimes regarded as a sacred symbol.

    "1658: Nor shall we take in the mysticall Tau, or the Crosse of our blessed Saviour, which having in some descriptions an Empedon or crossing foot-stay, made not one single transversion. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)"

  3. A tau meson, now usually known as a kaon.

Related words: kappa vega

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T A U
Length 3 letters
Scrabble Score 3 points

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