Webster's Dictionary 1913

6076

Tyburn ticket

Ty″burn tick′et (?). [So called in allusion to Tyburn, formerly a place of execution in England.] (O. Eng. Law) A certificate given to one who prosecutes a felon to conviction, ...

6077

Tychism

Ty″chism (?), n. [Gr. τύχη fortune, chance + -ism.] Any theory which conceives chance as an objective reality; esp., a theory of evolution which considers that variation may be ...

6078

Tychonic

Ty‐chon″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Tycho Brahe, or his system of astronomy.

6079

Tycoon

Ty‐coon″ (tī̍′ko͞on″), n. [Chinese tai-kun great prince.] The title by which the shogun, or former commander in chief of the Japanese army, was known to foreigners.

6080

Tydy

Ty″dy (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Tidy.

6081

Tye

Tye (?), n. 1. A knot; a tie. See Tie.2. (Naut.) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached t...

6082

Tye (2)

Tye, v. t. See Tie, the proper orthography.

6083

Tyer

Ty″er (?), n. One who ties, or unites.

6084

Tyfoon

Ty‐foon″ (?), n. See Typhoon.

6085

Tyger

Ty″ger (?), n.(Zoöl.) A tiger.

6086

Tying

Ty″ing (?), p. pr. of Tie.

6087

Tying (2)

Ty″ing, n.(Mining) The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.

6088

Tyke

Tyke (?), n. See 2d Tike.

6089

Tylarus

‖Ty″la‐rus (?), n.; pl.Tylari (#). [NL., fr. Gr. τύλη a cushion.] (Zoöl.) One of the pads on the under surface of the toes of birds.

6090

Tyler

Ty″ler (tī″lẽr), n. See 2d Tiler.

6091

Tylopoda

‖Ty‐lop″o‐da (tī‐lŏp″ō̍‐dȧ), n. pl. [NL., from τύλη a cushion + -poda.] (Zoöl.) A tribe of ungulates comprising the camels.

6092

Tylosis

‖Ty‐lo″sis (?), n.; pl.Tyloses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. τύλοσ a lump, knot.] (Bot.) An intrusion of one vegetable cell into the cavity of another, sometimes forming there an irregular...

6093

Tymbal

Tym″bal (?), n. [F. timbale, Sp. timbal; cf. atabal; probably of Arabic origin. Cf. Atabal, Timbrel.] A kind of kettledrum. [Written also trimbal.]A tymbal's sound were better t...

6094

Tymp

Tymp (?), n. [Cf. Tympan.] (Blast Furnace) A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the archway in which the dam stands.

6095

Tympan

Tym″pan (?), n. [F., fr. tympanum a kettledrum, a panel of a door. See Tympanum, and cf. Tymp.] 1. A drum.2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum.3. (Print.) A frame covered with parchme...

6096

Tympanal

Tym″pa‐nal (?), n. Tympanic.

6097

Tympanic

Tym‐pan″ic (?; 277), a. [See Tympanum.] 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane.2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum.Tympanic bone(Ana...

6098

Tympanic (2)

Tym‐pan″ic, n.(Anat.) The tympanic bone.

6099

Tympanist

Tym″pa‐nist (?), n. [L. tympaniste, Gr. �.] One who beats a drum.

6100

Tympanites

‖Tym′pa‐ni″tes (?), n.(Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.

6101

Tympanitic

Tym′pa‐nit″ic (?), a. [L. tympaniticus one afflicted with tympanites.] (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites.

6102

Tympanitis

Tym′pa‐ni″tis (?), n. [NL. See Tympanum, and-itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the lining membrane of the middle ear.