tet

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of teth (“Semitic letter”).
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable)Clipping of tetracycline.

   “I was on oral tet for months after I was first dx backn in '88. All I got from it was a very, very nasty and upset GI track. I had to stop it.”

3. (informal, uncountable)The tetralogy of Fallot.
4. (countable, informal)A patient with tetralogy of Fallot.
5. (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.”

6. A tetrahedron; a tetrahedral finite element.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of tetradrachm.

   “I've bought a couple of Greek tets that must have been dipped because all the toning is off them. They're white, but otherwise nice. Other tets I've bought have been cleaned as well but have more gray and other coloring and therefore look better.”

8. (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.”

9. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal)Clipping of tetanus.

   ““It's a tet shot,” Roddy told him, relieved. A tetanus injection was the usual thing for a cut or puncture wound on a horse.”

10. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of teat.

    “The Genital part is all nervy; the Tail ſmall; and the Hind hath Udders betwixt her Thighs, with four Speans or Tets, like a Cow.”

11. 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.”

12. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of tetraethyltin.
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of transparency-enhancing tool.

    “TETs of the first and last categories are also called ex-ante TETs, as they provide transparency of any intended data processing to the data subjects before they are releasing any personal data.”

    “There are two classes of TETs that can be leveraged to identify, assess, and mitigate risks related to the lack of awareness on OSNs: user-side tools and provider-side tools.”

    “If we define transparency as insight in how user's data is being collected, stored, processed and disclosed, TETs can then be viewed as tools providing this insight in an accurate and comprehensible way.”

14. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of thymic epithelial tumor.

    “TETs were classified according to Müller-Hermelink and co-workers [15, 19].”

    “We conducted a multicenter study to determine the activity and tolerability of this regimen in pretreated TETs.”

    “Because of the role of the thymus in the immune system, TETs (thymomas more so than thymic carcinomas) are associated with autoimmune paraneoplastic syndromes, and a higher risk of second malignancies.”

15. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of targeted energy transfer.

    “Moreover, we demonstrate that SMRs are related to relaxation oscillations of the corresponding averaged dynamical flows (the slow flows of the dynamics), and in fact, one can regard SMRs as a form of repetitive TETs under the action of persistent periodic forcing.”

    “In an earlier work we showed computationally that it is possible to successfully employ nonlinear targeted energy transfers (TETs) for seismic mitigation.”

    “We study complex damped and undamped dynamics and targeted energy transfers (TETs) in systems of coupled oscillators, consisting of single-degree-of-freedom pri.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Tetrahedral.

name

1. Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.

   “1981, Mimi Holtzman, TET: celebrating the Vietnamese New Year, Voices in Educational Transition, 114”

   “2004, Ngọc Bích Nguyễn, Tet!: the Vietamese New Year, East Coast U.S.A. Vietnamese Pub. Consortium, 141”

2. The Tet Offensive, in the Vietnam War.