English noun: Te |
1. | Te (substance) a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold |
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| Synonyms | atomic number 52, tellurium |
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| Broader (hypernym) | chemical element, element |
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| Substance meronym | graphic tellurium, sylvanite, telluride |
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2. | te (communication) the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization |
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| Synonyms | si, ti |
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| Broader (hypernym) | solfa syllable |
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