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T. Symbo' for tesla.
'Tqb. (Aero.) An auxiliary airfoil at­tached to a control surface for the purpose of reducing the control force or trimming the aircraft.
'Tabemade. (ATrh.) (1) A church or place of worship. (2) A niche, or recess, in which an image may be placed. 'Tabor. To strike !t beat
'Taboret. (Fum.) A small stool or low table, frequently used as a stand for plants, ornamental objects, etc. 'Tabular.Ascertained from a computed by the use of tables.
'Tabular matter. (Print.) Composi­tion, mostly- in figures, set in columns.
'Tabulate. To arrange items or data in a table or list '
Tacho. Speed. '
Tadlometer. An instrument for meas­uring or indicating velocity or sped; an instrument for measuring revo­lutions per minute.
Thchometer. (Engin.) An insbUment by means of which the speeds of shafts are indicated in revolutions per minute.
Tack. (Print.) The sticky condition of printing ink caused by the stiff var­nish which it contains.
Tackle. (Meeh.) The chain, rope, and pulleys. or blocks used for hoist­ing purposes in the erection of heaV)' work.
Tamia. (Arch.) The flat band be­tween the architrave and the frieze of the Doric order.
'Thg strip. Le~gth of insulating ma­terial such as Paxolin fitted with row of pressed-on soldering tags. Used for mounting components or terminating leads with soldered joints.
Tail. (Aero.) The rear part of an air­plane, usually consisting of a group of stabilizing planes or fins, to which are attached certain control­ling surfaces such as elevators and rudders; also called "empennage".
Tail beam or tail joist. (Arch.) A joist or beam which abuts against the header joist.
Tail boom. (Aero.) A spar or outrig­ger connecting the tail surfaces to the main supporting surfaces.

Tail heavy to Taking up
Tail-heavy. (Aero.) The condition, in a heavier-than-air craft, in which, in normal flight, the tail sinks if the longitudinal control is released, i.e., the condition in which the pilot has to exert a push on the control stick to keep the given altitude.
Tailing. (Bldg.) The part of a project­ing brick or stone inserted in a wall.
Tail joist. (Bldg.) A joist which has one end terminating against a header joist.
Tailless airplane. (Aero.) An airplane in which the devices used to obtain stability and control are incoporated in the wing.
Taillight. (Auto. Mech.) A signal light, required by Jaw to be carried on the rear of every automobile, and lighted when the car is driven at night.
Tailpiece. (Prim.) An ornament placed at the end of a chapter in a book. or at the bouom of a piece of printing.
Tail print. (Patmkg.) An extension on a core print.to permit an easy with­drawal of the pattern from the mold; also to privide for easy setting and support of the core.
Tail screw. (Wood Turn.) The screw which operates the spindle of the tail-stock on a lathe.
Tail skid. (Aero.) A skid for support­ing the tail of an airplane on the ground.
Tail slide. (Aero.) Backward and downward motion, tail first, which an airplane may take after being brough to a stalling position fol­lowing a steep climb.
Tail stock. (Mach.) The movable head of a lathe as distinguished from the headstock which is fixed.
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Tail stock spindle. (Mach.) The sleeve or spindle which carries the dead center in a lathe tail stock.
Tail surface. (Aero.) A stabilizing or control surface in the tail of an aircraft.
Tail unit. (Aero.) Includes all the sta­bilizing and control surfaces at the rear end of an aircraft; stabilizer, fin, rudder. and elevator.
Tail wheel. (Aero.) A wheel used to support the tail of an airplane when on the ground. It may 6c steerable or nonsteerahle, fixed or swiveling.
Take. (Print.) That portion of copy' which a compositor has at one time.
(Tel.) An acceptable recording of a musical selection or production.
Take-off distance. (Aero.) The dis­tance in which an airplane will fi­nally break contact with the land or water, starting from 7.ero speed. Take-off distance is considered in a calm or at a specified wind ve­locity.
Take-off speed. (Aero.) The air speed at which an airplane becomes entirely air-bore.
Take-up. (Shopwk.)Any device for taking up slack or rcinoving the looseness of parts due to wear or other cuase.
Take-up spool. Reel on a tape rec­order 10 which tape is fed during recording or replay. Right hand spool onconventional machine.
Takeup tension. The tension or pull­ing force which the tapeup reel applies to the tape as it leaves the captain/pinch roller area of a tape­recorder. .
Taking up. (Shopwk.) Relates to the