Tau vs Taut - What's the difference?
tau | taut |
The name of the letter and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old and [[Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek.
A -shaped sign or structure; a , sometimes considered 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)
A tau meson, now usually known as a kaon.
(label) An unstable heavy lepton, which decays into a muon or electron; a tauon.
(label) A type of protein used to stabilise microtubules.
* 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 263:
A constant equal to twice the value of pi; often written .
Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.
* 1883:
Experiencing stress or anxiety.
* 1989 Faye Kellerman, The Quality of Mercy
Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.
* 2007 Milton C. Sernett, Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory and History
As a noun tau
is lung.As an adjective taut is
tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.tau
English
Noun
(en noun)- Quite what that job is remains obscure, but one theory is that it is to stabilise another protein called tau , which is supposed in turn to keep in shape the tubular ‘skeleton’ of a neuron.
Coordinate terms
* (Greek letter) Previous: sigma. Next: upsilonAnagrams
* ----taut
English
Alternative forms
* (Scotland)Adjective
(er)- The hawser was as taut as a bowstring - so strong she pulled upon her anchor.
- His outward appearance was calm, but inside he was very taut .
- Quick action and dialogue create a taut story, although it is illustration that shapes the characters.
