TAU
/taΚ/
3
Scrabble
4
WWF
T(1) A(1) U(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/taΚ/
noun
- The letter Ξ€/Ο in the Greek, Hebrew and ancient Semitic alphabets, being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, the twenty-first letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
- A Ξ€-shaped sign or structure; a Saint Anthony's cross, sometimes regarded as a sacred symbol.“1658: Nor shall we take in the mysticall Tau, or the Crosse of our blessed Saviour, which having in some descriptions an Empedon or crossing foot-stay, made not one single transversion. β Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 168)”
- A tau meson, now usually known as a kaon.
Source: Wiktionary
