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Tonic Water: A carbonated beverage containing lemon, lime, and quinine, an alkaloid obtained from the cinchona bark.

Totally-Enclosed Water Air-Cooled Machine: A totally-enclosed machine cooled by circulating air which, in turn, is cooled by circulating water. Provided with water-cooled heat exchanger for cooling ventilating air and fan or fans, in . . . View Full Definition

Tritonic: Three-note scale pattern, used in the music of some sub-Saharan African cultures.

Tonic Chord: Triad built on the first scale tone, the I chord.

Tonic: The first note of a scale (the tonic or keynote do), which serves as the home base around which the other pitches revolve and to which they ultimately gravitate.

Tectonic Plates: Segments of the lithosphere that comprise the surface of the Earth much the way a turtle shell is composed of its plates.

Tectonics: The study of the movements and deformation of the crust on a large scale, including epeirogeny, metamorphism, folding, faulting, and plate tectonics.

Tidewater: Water activated by the tide generating forces and/or water affected by the resulting tide, especially in coastal and estuarine areas. Also, a general term often applied to the land and water . . . View Full Definition

Underwater: You’re underwater when your employee stock options are out-of-the-money and so currently worthless. For example, if you have options to buy your company stock at a strike price of $50, and t . . . View Full Definition

Underwater Painting: A technique has been evolved by Antonio de Havo in 1977 for working submerged. He mixes his colours with oil, glycerine and wax, and paints on panels that have been waterproofed. Wearing a f . . . View Full Definition