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TautaugTautaug Tau*taug", n. (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Tautog. TautegoricalTautegorical Tau`te*gor"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?, for ? ? the same + ?
to speak. Cf. Allegory.]
Expressing the same thing with different words; -- opposed to
allegorical. [R.] --Coleridge. Tautochrone
Tautochrone Tau"to*chrone, n. [Gr. ?, for ? ? the same + ?
time: cf. F. tautochrone.] (Math.)
A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by
the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point
in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall;
as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a
tautochrone.
Tautochronous
Tautochronous Tau*toch"ro*nous, a. (Math.)
Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the
properties of, a tautochrone.
tautogChub Chub, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
F. chabot chub.] (Zo["o]l.)
A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinid[ae] or Carp
family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus;
the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius,
Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different
fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.
Chub mackerel (Zo["o]l.), a species of mackerel (Scomber
colias) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
coast, but absent in others; -- called also bull
mackerel, thimble-eye, and big-eye mackerel.
Chub sucker (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United
States (Erimyzon sucetta); -- called also creekfish. Tautologic
Tautologic Tau`to*log"ic, a.
Tautological.
TautologicalTautological Tau`to*log"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
tautological expression. -- Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or
syllable many times. Tautological echoTautological Tau`to*log"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
tautological expression. -- Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or
syllable many times. TautologicallyTautological Tau`to*log"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]
Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,
tautological expression. -- Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
Tautological echo, an echo that repeats the same sound or
syllable many times. Tautologist
Tautologist Tau*tol"o*gist, n.
One who uses tautological words or phrases.
TautologizeTautologize Tau*tol"o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Tautologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tautologizing.]
To repeat the same thing in different words. TautologizedTautologize Tau*tol"o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Tautologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tautologizing.]
To repeat the same thing in different words. TautologizingTautologize Tau*tol"o*gize, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Tautologized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tautologizing.]
To repeat the same thing in different words. Tautologous
Tautologous Tau*tol"o*gous, a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?
to speak.]
Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological.
[R.] --Tooke.
TautologyTautology Tau*tol"o*gy, n. [L. tautologia, Gr. ?: cf. F.
tautologie.] (Rhet.)
A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless
repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a
representation of anything as the cause, condition, or
consequence of itself, as in the following lines:
The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily
in clouds brings on the day. --Addison.
Syn: Repetition.
Usage: Tautology, Repetition. There may be frequent
repetitions (as in legal instruments) which are
warranted either by necessity or convenience; but
tautology is always a fault, being a sameness of
expression which adds nothing to the sense or the
sound. Tautomeric
Tautomeric Tau`to*mer"ic, a. (Chem.)
Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.
Tautomerism
Tautomerism Tau*tom"er*ism, n. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?
part.] (Chem.)
The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances,
or their respective derivatives, which are more or less
interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the
more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the
lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.
Tautoousian
Tautoousian Tau`to*ou"si*an, Tautoousious Tau`to*ou"si*ous,
a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ? being, essence.]
Having the same essence; being identically of the same
nature. [R.] --Cudworth.
Tautoousious
Tautoousian Tau`to*ou"si*an, Tautoousious Tau`to*ou"si*ous,
a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ? being, essence.]
Having the same essence; being identically of the same
nature. [R.] --Cudworth.
Tautophonical
Tautophonical Tau`to*phon"ic*al, a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the
same sound.
Tautophony
Tautophony Tau*toph"o*ny, n. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?
voice.]
Repetition of the same sound.
Tautozonal
Tautozonal Tau`to*zon"al, a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + E.
zonal.] (Crystallog.)
Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes.
Meaning of Taut from wikipedia
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taut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
taut object is one
under tension.
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