tet meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

tet

adjalso spelled Tet

Etymology Clipping of tetrahedron or tetrahedral.

Engineering, Geometry, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Tetrahedral.

noun

An ancient Egyptian symbol of the god Osiris, in form a small pillar with a number of flat sections towards the top.

To develop the higher mind one must first lower himself to raise the serpent, or set up the Tet pillar of Osiris.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 222:

noun

Etymology Clipping of tetralogy.

Medicine, Sciences Informal The tetralogy of Fallot.

Medicine, Sciences Informal A patient with tetralogy of Fallot.

noun

Etymology Clipping of tetraploid.

Agriculture, Business, Horticulture, Lifestyle Informal A tetraploid plant cultivar (iris, daylily etc.).

Tets are 44-chromosome conversions from 22-chromosome diploids, created by elaborate means involving colchicine, a chemical found naturally in crocuses. Only a tet can pollinate a tet, but some tets can pollinate themselves.2017, Susan Brownmiller, “Daylily Dreams”, in My City Highrise Garden, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 84:

noun

Etymology Clipping of tetrahedron or tetrahedral.

Engineering, Geometry, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A tetrahedron; a tetrahedral finite element.

noun

Etymology Clipping of tetra.

Informal A tetra (freshwater fish).

All the tetras in my tank (3 species - black neons, Pristellas, and red eyes) died within a 36 hour period. The corys and otos in the same tank are fine. There was no change in water quality, feeding habits, or water temperature. I have no idea why all the tets would die in such a short time span.1998 January 24, LASP, “Dead tetras”, in rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc (Usenet):

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