a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
theme
Noun
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
theme
Noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
theme
Noun
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
theme
Noun
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
theme
Noun
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
theme
Verb
provide with a particular theme or motive
topos
Noun
a traditional theme or motif or literary convention
theory of preformation
Noun
a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
theurgy
Noun
white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists)
theurgy
Noun
the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs
trigonometry
Noun
the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions
traditional knowledge
Noun
knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote
territory
Noun
an area of knowledge or interest
territory
Noun
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
territory
Noun
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
theory of gravitation
Noun
(physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
theory of gravity
Noun
(physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
teleology
Noun
(philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes
theory of probability
Noun
the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities
topographic anatomy
Noun
the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region
time series
Noun
a series of values of a variable at successive times
therapeutics
Noun
branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease
toxicology
Noun
the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons
thoracic medicine
Noun
the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest
traumatology
Noun
the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents
tropical medicine
Noun
the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions
tau coefficient of correlation
Noun
a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings
tetrachoric correlation coefficient
Noun
a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy
tetrachoric correlation
Noun
a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy
tocology
Noun
the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
theory of dissociation
Noun
(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions)
theory of electrolytic dissociation
Noun
(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions)
theory of evolution
Noun
(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
theory of indicators
Noun
(chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation
theory of inheritance
Noun
(biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations
thermochemistry
Noun
the branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated
theory of punctuated equilibrium
Noun
a theory of evolution holding that evolutionary change in the fossil record came in fits and starts rather than in a steady process of slow change
telecommunication
Noun
(often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance
telecommunication
Noun
(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
telerobotics
Noun
the area of robotics that is concerned with the control of robots from a distance
tribology
Noun
the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication
thermodynamics
Noun
the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy
thermostatics
Noun
the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium
thermodynamics of equilibrium
Noun
the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium
teratology
Noun
the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism
thermionics
Noun
the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes)
tectonics
Noun
the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust