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te
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun te has 2 senses
- te(n = noun.substance) atomic number 52, tellurium - a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold; Array is a kind of chemical element, element
- te(n = noun.communication) si, ti - the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization; Array is a kind of solfa syllable
OXFORD DICTIONARY
te, symb. Chem. the element tellurium.
te, n. (also ti)
1 (in tonic sol-fa) the seventh note of a major scale.
2 the note B in the fixed-doh system.
1 (in tonic sol-fa) the seventh note of a major scale.
2 the note B in the fixed-doh system.
Etymology
earlier si: F f. It., perh. f. Sancte Iohannes: see GAMUT
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