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Definition: Ta |
TaNoun1. A hard gray lustrous metallic element that is highly corrosion-resistant; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Ta" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Note: Ta \Ta\, transitive verb. To take. [Obsolete or Scottish]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | TA Terminal Adaptor. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
Agriculture | Technical assistance. (references) |
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List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Ta-Tb - Tc-Td - Te - Tf-Th - Ti - Tj - Tk-Tn - To - Tp-Tr - Ts-Tt - Tu - Tv - Tw-Tx - Ty - Tz
Ta
- Tabor, June, musician
- Tabori, George, dramatist, author
- Tacer, Ales, poet
- Tacitus, Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius, (AD 56-120), . Roman historian, ethnologist
- Tacitus, M. Claudius, (200 AD-276 AD), Roman Emperor
- Tacuma, Jamaaladeen, (born 1957), jazz musician
- Taft, Robert Alphonso, (1889-1953), Senator from Ohio
- Taft, William Howard, (1857-1930), President of the United States, Chief Justice of the United States
- Taggard, Geneviere, (Calling Western Union)
- Tagle, Francisco Ruiz, president
- Taglioni, Fabio, (1920-2001), Italian motorcycle engineer
- Tagore, Rabindranath, (1861-1941), poet
- Tailleferre, Germaine, (1892-1983), French composer
- Taimanov, Mark, chess player
- Taimur Bin Faisal, (1913-1932), Oman sultan
- Taira no Kiyomori, (1118-1181), samurai warlord
- Taisho, emperor of Japan, (1879-1926)
- Taisuke, Itagaki, Japanese liberal activist
- Tait, Archibald Campbell, (1811-1882), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Takagi, Teiji, (1875-1960), mathematician
- Takakura, emperor of Japan
- Takaloo, world ranked boxer
- Takamine, Jokichi, (died 1922), chemist
- Takeda Shingen, Samurai warlord
- Takeishi, Stomu
- Takemitsu, Toru, (1930-1996), composer
- Takeshi, Kitano
- Tal, Mikhail, (USSR, 1936-1992), chess player
- Talalikhin, Victor Vasilyevich, (1918-1941), USSR WWII hero
- Talbot, Lyle, (1902-1996), actor
- Talbot, Thomas, US Governor of Massachusetts
- Talbot, William Fox, (1800-1877), photographer
- Talenti, Simone di Francesco, sculptor
- Talese, Gay, (born 1932), author
- Taliesin
- Tallchief, Maria, (born 1925), prima ballerina
- Talleyrand, Charles Maurice, (1754-1838), French diplomat
- Tallis, Thomas, (c.1505-1585), composer
- Talmadge, Constance, (1897-1973), actress
- Talmadge, Norma, (1893-1957), actress
- Talon, Jean, (1625-1694)
- Tal, Wasfi, (died 1971), Prime Minister of Jordan
- Tamblyn, Russ, (born 1934), actor, dancer, singer
- Tambo, Oliver, (born 1917), leader of the African National Congress
- Tamiroff, Akim, (1899-1972), actor
- Tam, Reuben, (born 1916), American painter
- Tam, Roman, (1950-2002)
- Tamagawa, Tsuneo, mathematician
- Tamaro, Susanna, novelist
- Tamm, Igor, (1895-1971), physicist
- Tan, Amy, (born 1952), American novelist
- Tanaka, Raizo, Rear Admiral and destroyer commander
- Tanc, Anton, (1887-1947), poet
- Tancred, (died 1194), King of Sicily
- Tandberg, Vebjørn, (1904-1978), industrialist
- Tandy, Jessica, (1909-1994), actor
- Tanenbaum, Andrew S, (born 1944), Minix
- Taney, Roger B, (1777-1864), United States Supreme Court Justice
- Taneyev, Sergey, (1856-1915), composer
- Tang Taizong, Emperor, of China, (died 649)
- Tange, Kenzo, architect
- Tani, Daniel, astronaut
- Taniyama, Yutaka, (1927-1958), mathematician
- Tanizaki, Junichiro, (1886-1965), Some Prefer Nettles, The Makioka Sisters
- Tank, Kurt, (1898-1983), aerospace engineer
- Tankian, Serj, (born 1967), singer for System of a Down
- Tanko, Matjaz, TV journalist.
- Tan, Mah Bow, industrial and systems engineer
- Tanner, Henry O, (1859-1937), painter
- Tanner, Joseph, astronaut
- Tapia, Johnny, (born 1967), world boxing champion
- Tapscott, Horace, musician
- Tarantino, Quentin, (born 1963), film director
- Tarasius, patriarch of Constantinople
- Tarbell, Ida, (1857-1944), journalist
- Tarbuck, Jimmy, stand-up comedian
- Tardieu, Jean, dramatist, author
- Tarkanian, Jerry, (born 1930), college basketball coach
- Tarkenton, Fran, (born 1940), Football Hall of Famer
- Tarkington, Booth, (1869-1946), American novelist
- Tarkovsky, Andrei, (1932-1986), Russian movie director
- Tarnover, Herman, US dietician
- Tarquinius Priscus, Lucius, Roman king
- Tarquinius Superbus, Lucius, Roman king
- Tarr, Judith, author
- Tarrant, Chris, (born 1946), television presenter
- Tarrasch, Siegbert, (1962-1934), chess player
- Tarrega, Francisco, (1852-1909), composer
- Tarsi, Michael, mathematician
- Tarski, Alfred, (1902-1983), Pole
- Tartaglia, Niccolo Fontana, (1500-1557), Italian mathematician
- Tartikoff, Brandon, (1949-1997), television producer.
- Tartini, Giuseppe, (1692-1770), composer
- Tashlin, Frank, (1913-1972), animator, director, screenwriter
- Tasker, Joe, (1948-1952), British climber
- Tasman, Abel Janszoon, (1603-1659), explorer
- Tassie, A.C, author
- Tasso, Torquato, (1544-1595), poet
- Tata, J. R. D, Indian businessman
- Tatarczyk, Tomasz, Polish painter
- Tate, Allen, (1899-1979), poet
- Tate, Howard, musician
- Tate, James, poet
- Tate, John, mathematician
- Tate, Sharon Marie, (1943-1969), actress
- Tati, Jacques, (1908-1982), French film director
- Tatiana of Russia, Grand Duchess, (1897-1918)
- Tatum, Art, (1909-1956), musician
- Tatum, Edward, (1909-1975), geneticist
- Tatum, Jack, (born 1948), American football star
- Tatwin, (St.) 731
- Taube, Evert, Swedish musician
- Taube, Gustaf Adam, Swedish soldier
- Tauber, Richard, (1891-1948), tenor
- Taufer, Veno, (born 1933), poet
- Taufer, Vida, (1903-1966), poet
- Taupin, Bernie, (born 1950), songwriting partner with Elton John
- Taurog, Norman, (died 1981), film director
- Taut, Bruno, architect
- Tavcar, Ivan, (1851-1923), author, lawyer, politician.
- Tavcar, Zora, poet
- Taveira, Tomás, (born 1938), (architect)
- Tavel, Franz Karl von, Swiss president
- Taverner, John, (c.1490-1545), composer
- Tavolara, Eugenio
- Tawes, J. Millard, US governor
- Tayler, John, US President
- Taylor, Alan John Percivale, (1906-1990), historian
- Taylor, Andy, guitarist, Duran Duran
- Taylor, Ann Jane, Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star
- Taylor, Brook, (1685-1731), English mathematician
- Taylor, Cecil, (born 1930), musician
- Taylor, Charles, philosopher
- Taylor, Christine, (born 1971)
- Taylor, Cyclone, Frederick Taylor
- Taylor, Eleanor Ross, poet
- Taylor, Elizabeth, (born 1932), actor
- Taylor, E.P, entrepreneur, thoroughbred horse breeder
- Taylor, Estelle, actor
- Taylor, Frederick, (born 1856), industrial and systems engineer
- Taylor, Henry, (1800-1886), poet
- Taylor, James, (born 1948), singer-songwriter, musician
- Taylor, Jeannine, actor
- Taylor, Jeremy, (1613-1667), Anglican preacher
- Taylor, John, bassist, Duran Duran
- Taylor, John (jazz), musician
- Taylor, Johnnie, (died 2000), musician
- Taylor, Joseph, astronomer
- Taylor, Kevin, Canadian writer
- Taylor, Koko, (born 1935), musician
- Taylor, Lawrence, (born 1959), American football star
- Taylor, Lili, actor
- Taylor, Maxwell, (died 1987), general
- Taylor, Niki, (born 1975), fashion model
- Taylor, Paul, (born 1930), dancer, choreographer
- Taylor, Peter, author
- Taylor, Robert, (1911-1969), actor
- Taylor, Rod, (born 1930), Australian actor
- Taylor, Roger, (born 1960), drummer, ("Duran Duran")
- Taylor, Sam, musician
- Taylor, Tell (1876-1937) US songwriter
- Taylor, Terry Scott, (b. 1950) US songwriter
- Taylor, Zachary, (1784-1850), 12th President of the United States
- Tazenda
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Tantalum (formerly tantalium) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. A rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous, transition metal, tantalum is highly corrosion-resistant and occurs in the mineral tantalite. Tantalum is used in surgical instruments and implants because it does not react with body fluids.
Hafnium - Tantalum - Tungsten Nb
Ta
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Full tableGeneral Name, Symbol, Number Tantalum, Ta, 73 Chemical series Transition metals Group, Period, Block 5 (VB), 6 , d Density, Hardness 16650 kg/m3, 6.5 Appearance gray blue Atomic Properties Atomic weight 180.9479 amu Atomic radius (calc.) 145 (200) pm Covalent radius 138 pm van der Waals radius no data Electron configuration [Xe]44f14 5d3 6s2 e- 's per energy level 2, 8, 18, 32, 11, 2 Oxidation state (Oxide) 5 (mildly acidic) Crystal structure Cubic body centered Physical Properties State of matter solid Melting point 3290 K (5463 °F) Boiling point 5731 K (9856 °F) Molar volume 10.85 ×1010-3 m3/mol Heat of vaporization 743 kJ/mol Heat of fusion 31.6 kJ/mol Vapor pressure 0.776 Pa at 3269 K Speed of sound 3400 m/s at 293.15 K Miscellaneous Electronegativity 1.5 (Pauling scale) Specific heat capacity 140 J/(kg*K) Electrical conductivity 7.61 106/m ohm Thermal conductivity 57.5 W/(m*K) 1st ionization potential 761 kJ/mol 2nd ionization potential 1500 kJ/mol Most Stable/Notable Isotopes
iso NA half-life DM DE MeV DP 179Ta {syn.} 1.82 y &epsilon 0.110 179Hf 180Ta 0.012% 8.125 h ε
β+0.854
0.708180Hf
180WMeta {Syn} >1.2 E15 y β-
ε0.075 180W
180Hf181Ta 99.988% Ta is stable with 108 neutrons SI units & STP are used except where noted. Notable Characteristics
Tantalum is gray, heavy, ductile, very hard, easily fabricated, highly resistant to corrosion by acids, and is a good conductor of heat and electricity. In fact, at temperatures below 150 °C tantalum is almost completely immune to chemical attack and can only be attacked by hydrofluoric acid, acidic solutions containing the fluoride ion, and free sulphur trioxide. The element has a melting point exceeded only by tungsten and rhenium (melting point 3290 K, boiling point 5731 K).
Applications
The major use for tantalum, as tantalum metal powder, is in the production of electronic components, mainly tantalum capacitors. Major end uses for tantalum capacitors include portable telephones, pagers, personal computers, and automotive electronics.Tantalum is also used to produce a variety of alloys that have high melting points, are strong and have good ductility. Alloyed with other metals, it is also used in making carbide tools for metalworking equipment and in the production of superalloys for jet engine components, chemical process equipment, nuclear reactors, and missile parts. It is ductile and can be drawn into fine wire, which is used as a filament for evaporating metals such as aluminum.
Because it is totally immune to the action of body liquids and is nonirritating it is widely used in making surgical appliances. Tantalum oxide is to make special high index of refraction glass for camera lenses. The metal is also used to make vacuum furnace parts.
History
Tantalum (Greek Tantalos, mythological character) was discovered in Sweden in 1802 by Anders Ekeberg and isolated in 1820 by Jons Berzelius. Many contemporary chemists believed niobium and tantalum were the same elements until 1844 and later 1866 when researchers showed that niobic and tantalic acids were different compounds. Early investigators were only able to isolate impure metal and the first relatively pure ductile metal was produced by Werner von Bolton in 1903. Wires made with tantalum metal were used for light bulbs until tungsten replaced it.Its name is derived from the character Tantalus, father of Niobe in Greek mythology, who was punished after death by being condemned to stand knee-deep in water with perfect fruit growing above his head, both of which eternally tantalized him - if he bent to drink the water, it drained below the level he could reach, and if he reached for the fruit, the branches moved out of his grasp. This was considered similar to tantalum's general non-reactivity - it sits among reagents and is unaffected by them.
Occurrence
Tantalum occurs principally in the mineral tantalite [(Fe, Mn) Ta2O6] and euxenite (other minerals: samarskite, and fergusonite).Tantalum ores are mined in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Portugal, and Thailand.
Tantalite is largely found mixed with columbite in an ore called coltan, about whose sources ethical questions have been raised (see the article).
Several complicated steps are involved in the separation of tantalum from niobium. Commercially production of this element can follow one of several different methods which includes; electrolysis of molten potassium fluorotantalate, reduction of potassium fluorotantalate with sodium, or by reacting tantalum carbide with tantalum oxide. Tantalum is also a byproduct from tin extraction.
Compounds
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have made a tantalum carbide graphite composite material that is one of the hardest materials made.Isotopes
Natural tantalum consists of two isotopes. Ta-181 is a stable isotope, and Ta-180 is a radioactive isotope that quickly transforms into a nuclear isomer with a half life of over a 1015 years (1 with 15 zeros).Precautions
Tantalum containing compounds are rarely encountered, and the metal does not normally cause problems in the laboratory, but it should still be regarded as highly toxic. There is some evidence that tantalum compounds can cause tumors, and its metal dust is a fire and explosion hazard.
External Links
- WebElements.com - Tantalum
- EnvironmentalChemistry.com - Tantalum
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The island of Tasmania, an Australian state, is located 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of the eastern portion of the continent, being separated from it by the Bass Strait. Tasmania has a population of 456,652 (census 2001) and an area of 68,332 square kilometers (26,383 square miles).
Tasmania
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State flag (In detail) Coat of Arms (Full size) ![]()
Capital Hobart Area
— Land
— Marine
— Total
68 401 km²
22 357 km²
90 758 km²
Population (2002)
Density473 400
6.92/km²Time zone UTC+10 (except during daylight saving time—UTC+11) Highest point Mt Ossa (1 617 m) ISO 3166-2 code: AU-TS The capital and largest city is Hobart, and other major population centres include Launceston, Devonport and Burnie.
History
It is believed that the island was joined to the mainland until the end of the most recent Ice Age approximately 10,000 years ago. The first reported sighting of Tasmania by a European was in 1642 by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman who named the island Van Diemens Land. Captain James Cook also sighted the island in 1777. A British settlement was established at Risdon Cove in 1803, which was relocated 5km to the south in 1804 to Sullivan's Cove, where fresh water was more plentiful. Both settlements were known as Hobart Town. Shortly afterwards a harsh penal colony was established at Port Arthur.Tasmania once possessed an indigenous population, the Tasmanian Aborigines, and evidence indicates their presence in the territory, later to become an island, at least 35,000 years ago. At the time of British settlement the indigenous population has been estimated at 5000, but through persecution and disease the population was eliminated (some mixed-blood descendants still survive). The impact of introduced diseases, prior to the first European estimates of the size Tasmania's population, means that the original indigenous population could have been noticeably larger than 5000. The last full-blooded Tasmanian Aborigine was Truganini who died in 1872.
- List of former Governors of Tasmania
Economics
Tasmania's main industries are mining, including copper, zinc, tin and iron, agriculture, forestry, and tourism. There has been a significant decline in manufacturing in recent years, leading to a substantial drain of the island's young adult population to mainland Australia, especially to major urban centers such as Melbourne and Sydney.
Transportation
Tasmania is accessible by air, via the airports near each major city, and also via the Bass Strait passenger/vehicle ferries operated by the Tasmanian Government owned TT-Line. From 1986 the Abel Tasman made six weekly overnight crossings between Devonport and Melbourne. It was replaced by the Spirit of Tasmania in 1993, which performed the same route and schedule. The most recent change was the 2002 replacement of the Spirit by two Superfast ferries - Spirit of Tasmania I and II - which brought the number of overnight crossings up to fourteen, plus additional daylight crossings in peak times. In 2004 a third ship, the slightly smaller Spirit of Tasmania III, will start the Devonport to Sydney route.
Politics
Tasmania's relatively low population density and temperate, maritime climate means that it is rich in unspoilt, ecologically valuable regions. Proposals for local economic development have therefore been faced with strong requirements for environmental sensitivity, or outright opposition. In particular proposals for hydroelectric power generation proved controversial in the early 1970s and 1980s. Opposition to the construction of the Lake Pedder Dam led to the formation of the world's first green party, the United Tasmania Party. In the 1980s the state was again plunged into often bitter debate over the proposed Franklin River Dam. The anti-dam sentiment was shared by many Australians outside Tasmania, and proved a factor in the election of the Hawke Labor government in 1983 which halted construction of the dam.
Although seldom in the world news, global attention turned to Tasmania on April 29, 1996 when lone gunman Martin Bryant opened fire, killing 35 tourists and residents and injuring 37 others in an incident now known as the Port Arthur Massacre.
- List of premiers of Tasmania
- Local Government Areas of Tasmania
For a small population base Tasmania has produced a number of significant sports people: David Boon, Ricky Ponting - Test cricket; Darryl Baldock, Peter Hudson, Paul Hudson, Brendan Gale - Australian Rules Football; Laurie Nash - cricket and football.
Indigenous animals
Tasmanian Tiger
Until 1932 the island was home to the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine), that has become extinct because of the introduction of the dingo in mainland Australia much earlier. Due to persecution by farmers, government-funded bounty hunters and, in the final years, collectors for overseas museums it was wiped out also on Tasmania.
Tasmanian Devil
The Tasmanian Devil is a carnivorous marsupial found exclusively on the island of Tasmania. The size of a small dog but stocky and muscular, the Tasmanian Devil is characterised by its black fur, offensive odour when stressed, extremely loud and disturbing screeching, and its vicious temperament. It also was the threatened with extinction because of human actions, but it has survived and nowadays they are widespread throughout Tasmania and fairly common. 'The Tasmanian Devil' is also a Warner Bros cartoon character loosely modeled after the animal.
Geography of Tasmania
- Derwent River, Tasmania
- Cradle Mountain
- Tasman Peninsula
- Tamar Valley
Events in Tasmania
- Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race - http://rolexsydneyhobart.com
- Targa Tasmania Road Rally - http://www.targa.org.au
Miscellaneous topics
- Protected_areas_of_Tasmania_(Australia)
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In telecommunications, a terminal adapter is an interfacing device employed at the "R" reference point in an ISDN environment that allows a non-ISDN terminal at the physical layer to communicate with an ISDN network.It performs a similar role for ISDN to that which a modem performs for the PSTN.
Note: Typically, a terminal adapter will support standard RJ-11 (or other country-specific) telephone connection plugs for voice and RS-232C, V.35 and RS-449 interfaces for data.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C
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Warning: Wikipedia contains spoilersFictional time period from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth.
Ages: Second Age - Third Age - Fourth Age
The Third Age began after the downfall of Sauron, when he was defeated by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men following the downfall of Númenor.
This age was characterized by waning of the Elves, the rise and decline of the exiled Númenorean kingdoms, and the slow recovery of Sauron's power.
It lasted for 3021 years, until Sauron was again defeated, this time finally, when his Ruling Ring was destroyed. When the Ringbearers left Middle-earth for the Uttermost West, the Fourth Age began.
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
TA | Danish | Terminaladapter | Post & Telecom |
TA | Dutch | Technologisch aspectenonderzoek | N/A |
TA | English | Triumph Adler | N/A |
TA | Finnish | Ajastusennakko | Post & Telecom |
TA | French | Traduction automatique | Computing |
TA | German | Transportamt | Public Administration, Economics |
TA | Greek | τερματικός προσαρμογέας | Post & Telecom |
TA | Italian | Autorit Tempest | N/A |
TA | Spanish | Adaptador de terminal | Post & Telecom |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: TaSynonyms: atomic number 73 (n), tantalum (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Ta |
| English words defined with "Ta": Ta'en, Tangent of an arc, Tath. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Ta": changeable taffeta, Cut your Coat according to your Cloth ♦ Goutte de Sang ♦ iridiscent taffeta ♦ Section 523 loans, shot cloth ♦ thermal transpiration, TTFN. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ta" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (to, to it, will it), Czech (the), French (thy, your), French Canadian (your), Haitian Creole (would), Manx (am, are, is), Norwegian (get, go, lay hold of, pick up, take), Papiamen (be), Portuguese (terminal adapter, terminal adaptor), Romanian (thine, thy, your), Swedish (carry, embrace, get, lay hold of, pick up, score, shoot, take, treat, wreak), Turkmen (prepare). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Crime's my baaag. I got this caper worked out ta the last detail (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer) C'mere Jesus, I got something ta show ya (Godspell; writing credit: David Greene; John-Michael Tebelak) Well, Ecklund & Swedlin's, that's closer ta Moose Lake, so I made that assumption (Fargo; writing credit: Joel Coen; Ethan Coen) Well, ya see, sir I understand you're lookin' for sparrin' partners for Apollo, and I jus' want ta let ya know that I am very available (Rocky; writing credit: Sylvester Stallone) Ta ta Tah-day, Junior (Billy Madison; writing credit: Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler.) | |
Lyrics | Goodbye, ta ta, and cheerio (Clockwork Creep; performing artist: 10CC) Suspended from school, scared ta go home (Dear Mama; performing artist: 2Pac) Gotcha car clean gems on shine, said tell ma ta get (Still Fly; performing artist: Big Tymers) They say I got ta learn, but nobody's here to teach me (Gangsta's Paradise; performing artist: Coolio) Même si certains retiendrons ta foi (Humana; performing artist: Fabian) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Ta lepa rec... (1974) Ap' ta alonia sta salonia (1972) Ena koritsi pou ta thelei ola (1972) Doste ta heria (1971) Tis zilias ta kamomata (1971) | |
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![]() | Il y a dix minutes, dis-tu, que ta maîtresse est sortie? / A. Grevin. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Dis donc, bébé, il faut qu'elle se dépêche ta nourrice, si elle veut faire payer ta derniére dent! / [Amédée Noé]. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Ta Wits Nan - Ute, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing beaver stole around his neck, checkered shirt, and war "vest". Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Ta zhe ikona [ikona Vladimirskoi Bozh'ei Materi v Ipat'evskom monastyrie] i obratnoi storony. [Kostroma]. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Mugan'. Slieva khoroshii khlopok. Sprava ego niet. Ta i drugaia storony unavozheny, no solonets guliaet, ibo v proshlom godu bylo obratno. [Nikolaevka]. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Ta zhe chasovnia, vid s iugo-vostoka. Selo Nyrob. Ural. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Poncinelle: "Tiens, v'la d'la colle pour toute ta famille". Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Varna skapelsen : KDS, ta parti for en ny livvstil. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | KDS, ta parti for en ny livsstil. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Sotsial'nu osnovu SRSR stanovyt' neporushnyi soiuz robitnykiv, selian ta intelihentsii. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The fambly had ta get acrost |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Black JE, Jones TA, Nelson CA, Greenough WT. Neuronal plasticity and the developing brain. (references) | |
Jones TA, Hawrylak N, Klintsova AY, Greenough WT. Brain damage, behavior, rehabilitation, recovery and brain plasticity. (references) | ||
Moran JS, Aral SO, Jenkins WC, Peterman TA, Alexander ER. 1989. The impact of sexually transmitted diseases on minority populations in the United States. (references) | ||
Business | In addition, the TA Siedlungsabfall (Federal Waste Avoidance and Management Act) limits organic substance remnants at 5% in sludge to be deposited. (references) | |
According to Ta Ba Ka, a Warsaw based company renting out excavators, car tippers, car cranes, excavator-bulldozers and loaders, the demand for rented construction machines is falling. (references) | ||
Also, through a cooperative agreement with the USG, U.S. defense contractors and the China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC), seven PFG-2 frigates have been constructed, with an 8th ship to begin construction in 2001. The PFG-2 is virtually identical to the Perry Class FFG-7 in use in the U.S Navy. Taiwan's Army (TA) and Air Force have purchased from the United States AH-1W and OH-58D helicopters, Patriot-based air-defense missile systems, Avenger and Dual Mounted Stinger surface-to-air missiles, TOW anti-tank missile systems, Harpoon, advanced targeting and radar systems for fighter jets, electronic warfare devices, and M60A3 tanks. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Hong Kong | There are 15 daily newspapers, all privately owned in name although four are supported financially--and guided editorially--by the PRC (Wen Wei Po, Ta Kung Pao, the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, and the China Daily). (references) |
Economic History | Palau | Political parties: Palau Nationalist Party, Ta Belau Party. (references) |
Thailand | The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) established the first industrial estates in Thailand, including Laem Chabang Industrial Estate in Chonburi Province and Map Ta Phut Industrial State in Rayong Province . More recently, private developers have become heavily involved in the business . The IEAT operates nine estates, plus 22 more jointly with the private sector . There are 54 industrial estates operated by private sector developers . Most of these have received promotion privileges from the Board of Investment. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cambodia | The Government has not prosecuted most of those responsible for the numerous political or extrajudicial killings committed during the term of the previous government (from 1993 to 1998) and reported by UNHCHR in 1997 and 1998. Former Khmer Rouge officials Ta Mok and Kiang Kek Iev ("Duch"), accused of mass killings and other crimes, remained in jail. (references) |
Trade | Kazakhstan | Loan agreements for an additional $115 million for agriculture and roads were signed in 1999. The Bank's 2000 Country Operational Strategy focuses loan and TA activities in the following areas: 1) government reform, 2) education and training, 3) agriculture, 4) medium-sized industrial enterprises, and 5) infrastructure. (references) |
Thailand | On May 27, 1999, the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand announced a one-year investment incentive package to encourage direct investment in three new industrial estates (the Southern Industrial Estate in Chalung, Songkhla Province; the Pichit Industrial Estate in Pichit Province; and the Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate's new community zone) . The package provides up to 30 percent discount on land sales and rents, exemption of the first-year rental and maintenance fee, payment extensions and relaxation on collateral. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Ta" is generally used as an infinitive marker "to" -- approximately 78.86% of the time. "Ta" is used about 4,583 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Infinitive Marker "to" | 78.86% | 3,614 | 2,688 |
| Interjection | 13.23% | 606 | 10,598 |
| Unclassified Items | 4.21% | 193 | 22,089 |
| Noun (singular) | 2.14% | 98 | 33,072 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.24% | 57 | 44,859 |
| Noun (common) | 0.22% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Article | 0.07% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Preposition "of" | 0.04% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,583 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Ta" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ta | First name Female | 1,000 | 3,930 |
| Ta | Last name | 1,000 | 9,181 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Germany | TA Triumph-Adler AG | Malaysia | TA Enterprise Berhad |
| Taiwan | Hsing Ta Cement Co., Ltd | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "Ta": Lung Ta ♦ say ta ♦ TA Service ♦ ta very much!. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Ta": ta-da, Ta-hui, ta-hung, ta-men, ta-ra, Ta-raah, ta-rah, ta-rp, ta-ta, ta-ta!, ta-tas, Ta-ta-ta-ta. | |
Ending with "Ta": ppd-ta, ta-ta, Ta-ta-ta-ta. | |
Containing "Ta": a-ta-na, Sagi-ta-riya. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ta | 606 | performance ta | 27 |
lo li ta | 205 | ta kingdom | 23 |
ta tu | 161 | b2k gots lyrics ta | 23 |
retirement.com ta | 140 | retirement ta | 23 |
kang ta | 97 | center ta travel | 23 |
ta nea | 90 | li little lo ta | 21 |
ta da | 65 | ta 2212 | 20 |
ta tas | 56 | 401k.com ta | 19 |
ta instrument | 51 | nea.dolnet.gr ta | 18 |
gots ta | 44 | gots omarion ta | 16 |
25 ta life | 41 | lib ta | 16 |
nea.gr ta | 40 | li lo pure ta | 16 |
b2k gots ta | 38 | e9000es ta | 15 |
kah nee ta | 37 | cleveland ta 5 | 14 |
12 li lo old ta year | 36 | kah nee resort ta | 13 |
ta truck stops | 34 | 7 cleveland ta | 13 |
ta associate | 32 | 152 ta | 13 |
moko ta | 32 | gay kid li lo ta | 13 |
magnum ta | 30 | associate realty ta | 13 |
just li lo ta young | 27 | li lo pre ta teen | 12 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Ta"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | falemnderit (bow-to-your-honor, thank, thank you, thanks). (various references) | |
Arabic | شكرا (thank you, thanks). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | благодаря (much obliged, thank you, thanks). (various references) | |
Czech | díky (cheers, thanks), díkes. (various references) | |
Dutch | TI-goederen (TA goods). (various references) | |
French | marchandise en admission temporaire (TA goods), marchandise AT (TA goods). (various references) | |
German | danke (thank, thank you, thanks, thanx). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kösz (thank you, thanks). (various references) | |
Italian | grazie (gratitude, thank you, thanks, thanks to). (various references) | |
Korean | 경 . (various references) | |
Pig Latin | atay.(various references) | |
Russian | спасибо (thank you, thankee, thanks). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | testantibus actis, skraćenica za tantal. (various references) | |
Spanish | gracias (gratitude, thank you, thanks), ejército de reserva. (various references) | |
Swedish | tack (gratitude, thank, thank you, thanks). (various references) | |
Thai | บ๊ายบาย (bye, ta-ra!). (various references) | |
Turkish | teşekkürler (much obliged, thanks). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | будь ласка (not at all, now, please, you're welcome), дякую (thank you). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Ta": tab, tabanid, tabanids, tabard, tabarded, tabards, tabaret, tabarets, tabbed, tabbied, tabbies, tabbing, tabbis, tabbises, tabbouleh, tabboulehs, tabby, tabbying, taber, tabered, tabering, tabernacle, tabernacled, tabernacles, tabernacling, tabernacular, tabers, tabes, tabetic, tabetics, tabid, tabla, tablas, tablature, tablatures, table, tableau, tableaus, tableaux, tablecloth, tablecloths, tabled, tableful, tablefuls, tableland, tablelands, tablemate, tablemates, tables, tablesful, tablespoon. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Ta": aceta, acta, adenocarcinomata, adenomata, adyta, aerenchymata, albata, amanita, amreeta, amrita, analecta, analemmata, anathemata, anchoveta, anchovetta, anecdota, angiomata, anta, aorta, arboreta, argumenta, arietta, arista, aspirata, astrocytomata, asyndeta, atheromata, aubrieta, automata, balata, ballista, barracouta, baryta, bemata, beretta, berretta, beta, betta, bhakta, biota, biretta, birretta, blastemata, blastomata, bonita, bota, bregmata, cabaletta, cabresta, cabretta, camorrista. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Ta": abatable, abettal, abettals, absorptance, absorptances, abstain, abstained, abstainer, abstainers, abstaining, abstains, abstractable, abuttal, abuttals, acatalectic, acatalectics, acceptabilities, acceptability, acceptable, acceptableness, acceptablenesses, acceptably, acceptance, acceptances, acceptant, acceptation, acceptations, accidental, accidentally, accidentalness, accidentalnesses, accidentals, accountabilities, accountability, accountable, accountableness, accountablenesses, accountably, accountancies, accountancy, accountant, accountants, accountantship, accountantships, accreditable, accreditation, accreditations, acetabula, acetabular, acetabulum, acetabulums. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words ending with "a": A, ba, Cha, HA, KRA, PA, SPA, Swa, Whala, Za. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: at. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-t" | |
+1 letter: act, aft, ait, alt, ant, apt, art, ate, att, bat, cat, eat, eta, fat, gat, hat, kat, lat, mat, oat, pat, qat, rat, sat, tab, tad, tae, tag, taj, tam, tan, tao, tap, tar, tas, tat, tau, tav, taw, tax, tea, twa, uta, vat, wat. | |
+2 letters: abet, abut, acta, acts, adit, airt, aits, alit, alto, alts, anta, ante, anti, ants, arts, arty, atap, ates, atma, atom, atop, aunt, auto, baht, bait, bast, bate, bath, bats, batt, beat, beta, blat, boat, bota, brat, cant, cart, cast, cate, cats, chat, coat, daft, dart, data, date, dato, daut, dawt, dita, doat, drat, east, eath, eats, etas, etna, fact, fast, fate, fats, feat, feta, fiat, flat, frat, gait, gast, gate, gats, geta, ghat, gnat, goat, grat, haet, haft, halt, hant, hart, hast, hate, hath, hats, haut, heat, ikat, iota, jato, jota, kart, kata, kats, khat, kyat, last, late, lath, lati, lats, lota, malt, mart, mast, mate, math, mats, matt, maut, meat, meta, moat, neat, nota, oast, oath, oats, pact, pant, part, past, pate, path, pats, paty, peat, phat, pita, plat, prat, qats, raft, rant, rapt, rate, rath, rato, rats, rota, salt, sate, sati, scat, seat, seta, skat, slat, spat, stab, stag, star, stat, staw, stay, stoa, swat, tabs, tabu, tace, tach, tack, taco, tact, tads, tael, tags, tahr, tail, tain, taka, take, tala, talc, tale, tali, talk, tall, tame, tamp, tams, tang, tank, tans, taos, tapa, tape, taps, tare, tarn, taro, tarp, tars, tart, task, tass, tate, tats, taus, taut, tavs, taws, taxa, taxi, teak, teal, team, tear, teas, teat, tela, tepa, thae, than, that, thaw, toad, toea, toga, tola, tora, trad, tram, trap, tray, tsar, tuba, tufa, tuna, twae, twas, tzar, utas, vast, vats, vatu, vita, waft, wait, want, wart, wast, wats, watt, what, zeta. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Fiction | 9. Quotations: Non-fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Names: Frequency 12. Names: Company Usage | 13. Expressions 14. Expressions: Internet 15. Translations: Modern 16. Abbreviations | 17. Acronyms 18. Derivations 19. Rhymes 20. Anagrams | 21. Bibliography |
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