Phrase Hound found 38 phrases and 62 compound words that contain tau. The most common are listed below. Open tau in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 38
- Tau DayJune 28th, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant 𝜏 (tau).
- tau proteinA protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules, and when misfolded is associated with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
- Kara-tauAlternative form of Karatau: A mountain range in Kazakhstan, the westernmost extension of the Tian Shan.
- tau neutrinoA leptonic elementary particle having a mass 60 times that of the electron and no charge
- Lan TauAlternative form of Lantau: An island of Hong Kong.
- Ma Tau ChungAn area of Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Ngau Tau KokAn area of Kwun Tong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- Sha Tau KokA town in North district, New Territories, Hong Kong.
- Tau CetiA medium-sized main-sequence star located in the constellation Cetus.
- tau crossA cross shaped like the Greek capital letter tau, sometimes with all three ends of the cross expanded.
- tau effectA spatial perceptual illusion that arises when observers judge the distance between consecutive stimuli in a sequence. When the distance between stimuli is constant but the time between stimuli is not, subjects tend to misperceive the …
- tau particleA tauon.
- tau proteinsplural of tau protein: A protein abundant especially in the neurons of the human central nervous system that stabilizes microtubules, and when misfolded is associated with forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
- tau tangleA pathological aggregation of hyperphosphorylated tau protein in the brain that disrupts neural communication.
- tau neutrinosplural of tau neutrino: A leptonic elementary particle having a mass 60 times that of the electron and no charge
- tau leptonA tauon.
- tau leptonsplural of tau lepton: A tauon.
- tau-saghyzA plant of the species Takhtajaniantha tau-saghyz, a source of latex.
- Tau-lakSynonym of Douliu: the Hokkien-derived name.
- Tau CetanAlternative form of Tau Cetian: Relating to the Tau Ceti system or its people.
- Tau CetianRelating to the Tau Ceti system or its people.
- Kendall tau distanceA distance function that counts the pairwise disagreements between two ranking lists and thus determines how dissimilar the lists are.
- yong tau fooA Hakka Chinese dish consisting of tofu (or sometimes vegetables or mushrooms) filled with ground meat or fish paste.
- tau boneA Τ-shaped bone, such as the interclavicle of a monotreme.
- tau bonesplural of tau bone: A Τ-shaped bone, such as the interclavicle of a monotreme.
Compound words 62
- tauonAn unstable elementary particle which is a type of lepton, having a mass almost twice that of a proton, a negative charge, and a spin of ½; it decays into hadrons (usually pions) or other leptons, and neutrinos.
- ditauConsisting of two tau particles.
- antitauthe antitauon.
- tauopathyAny of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.
- TaurusA constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
- TaurangaA city in the northwest corner of the Bay of Plenty region, on the north coast of the North Island, New Zealand.
- LantauSynonym of Lantau Island: An island of Hong Kong.
- tauntsthird-person singular simple present indicative of taunt: To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- TauberA surname from German.
- TauzinA surname from French.