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tertiary care
nounC2
/ˌtɜː.ʃər.i ˈkeər/Highly specialised medical care provided by referral from primary or secondary care providers, typically involving advanced and complex treatments, procedures, and the use of specialised facilities and personnel.
tertiary college
nounC1
/ˌtɜː.ʃər.i ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/An educational institution in the UK system that provides further education (post-16) courses, often combining academic (A-Level) and vocational qualifications under one roof.
tertiary color
nounLow (specialized term)
/ˌtɜː.ʃi.ə.ri ˈkʌl.ər/A colour created by mixing a primary colour with a secondary colour.
tertiary colour
nounC1
/ˌtɜː.ʃər.i ˈkʌl.ər/A colour created by mixing a primary colour with a secondary colour adjacent to it on the colour wheel.
tertiary consumer
nounLow
/ˌtɜːʃəri kənˈsjuːmə/An organism that feeds on secondary consumers in a food chain, typically a carnivore at the top trophic level.
tertiary structure
nounC2
/ˈtɜː.ʃər.i ˈstrʌk.tʃər/The overall three-dimensional shape of a single protein molecule or nucleic acid chain, resulting from interactions between amino acid/nucleotide side chains.
tertiary syphilis
nounC2
/ˈtɜː.ʃər.i ˈsɪf.ɪ.lɪs/The late, destructive stage of the sexually transmitted infection syphilis, occurring years after initial infection if untreated.
tertium quid
nounLow
/ˌtəːtɪəm ˈkwɪd/A third thing that is distinct from two established categories or positions, often as an intermediate or a hybrid.
tertullian
nounVery Low (Specialist)
/təˈtʌlɪən/Pertaining to Tertullian (c. 155–c. 240 AD), an early Christian theologian and Church Father from Carthage.
teruel
nounLow
/ˈtɛrʊˌɛl/A city and province in eastern Spain, part of the autonomous community of Aragon.
terylene
nounC1
/ˈtɛrɪliːn/A synthetic polyester fibre used especially in clothing and textiles.
terza rima
nounC2
/ˌtɛət.sə ˈriː.mə/A poetic verse form consisting of three-line stanzas (tercets) with an interlocking rhyme scheme (ABA, BCB, CDC, etc.).
terzetto
nounC1/C2
/tɛːˈtsɛtəʊ/A group of three singers or instrumentalists; a piece of music for three voices or instruments.
teschenite
nounVery Low
/ˈtɛʃənaɪt/A coarse-grained, igneous rock composed primarily of plagioclase feldspar, augite, and olivine.
tesla
nounB2
/ˈtɛslə/A unit of magnetic flux density in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one weber per square meter.
tesla coil
nounlow
/ˈtɛslə ˌkɔɪl/An electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by Nikola Tesla around 1891, used to produce high-voltage, low-current, high-frequency alternating-current electricity.
tesol
nounC1
/ˈtiːsɒl/An acronym for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; the professional field and methodology for teaching English in contexts where it is a second or foreign language.
tess
nounRare
/tɛs/A small square or tile, especially in the context of mosaics or tessellation.
tess of the d'urbervilles
nounLow
/ˌtɛs əv ðə dɜːˈbɜːvɪlz/The title of a famous 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy about a young woman's tragic life in rural England.
tessellate
adjectiveverbverb-transitiveLow
/ˈtes.ɪ.leɪt/To cover a flat surface completely with repeated geometric shapes, typically squares or other polygons, without gaps or overlaps.

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