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Sailing Glossary - Letter T

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T-sonde:A radiosonde equippe ... ...

Tail wind:A wind blowing in th ... ...

Teardrop balloon:A sounding balloon w ... ...

Telemeteorograph:Any meteorological i ... ...

Telemeter:The measuring, trans ... ...

Telemetry:The transmission of ... ...

Telephotometer:A photometer that me ... ...

Telethermoscope:A temperature teleme ... ...

Temperature:In thermodynamics, t ... ...

Temperature coefficient:(1) The ratio of the ... ...

Temperature correction:The correction appli ... ...

Temperature scale:See approximate abso ... ...

Tercentesimal thermometric scale:Sir Napier Shaw's na ... ...

Terminal:A generic term for a ... ...

Terrestrial radiation:The total infrared r ... ...

Thaw:To free something fr ... ...

Theodolite:An optical instrumen ... ...

Thermal shift:The change in the me ... ...

Thermistor:A semiconductor whic ... ...

Thermo-integrator:An apparatus, used i ... ...

Thermocouple:A temperature-sensin ... ...

Thermodynamic temperature:A measure, in kelvin ... ...

Thermoelectric thermometer:A type of electrical ... ...

Thermogram:The record of a ther ... ...

Thermograph:A self-recording the ... ...

Thermometer:An instrument for me ... ...

Thermometer screen:Same as instrument s ... ...

Thermometer shelter:Same as instrument s ... ...

Thermometer support:A device used to hol ... ...

Thermopile:A transducer for con ... ...

Thermoscreen:Same as instrument s ... ...

Thermostat:A device used to swi ... ...

Threshold (starting speed):The lowest value of ... ...

Tide gauge:A device for measuri ... ...

Time constant:The time required fo ... ...

Tipping-bucket rain gauge:A rain gauge where t ... ...

Torricelli's tube:An early and once un ... ...

Torsion hygrometer:A hygrometer in whic ... ...

Total lift:The upward force pro ... ...

Total radiation:The sum of solar and ... ...

Totalizing anemometer:An anemometer in whi ... ...

Townsend support:A fixed support for ... ...

Trace:A precipitation amou ... ...

Trace recorder:Same as ombrometer. ... ...

Tracking:The lowest value of ... ...

Transducer:A device which conve ... ...

Transmissivity:A measure of luminou ... ...

Transmissometer:An instrument which ... ...

Transpiration:The process by which ... ...

Transponder ranging:An addition to a raw ... ...

Triple-point temperature:The temperature at w ... ...

Tropopause:The boundary between ... ...

Trough:An elongated area of ... ...

True freezing point:The temperature at w ... ...

True wind direction:The direction, with ... ...

TTL:Transistor-Transisto ... ...

Tulipan radiometer:A calorimetric radia ... ...

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