tau
斗数,斗牛士,斗室,斗大
Definitions
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- : the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.
- : the consonant sound represented by this letter.
- : tav.
- : Also tau·on [tou-on] /ˈtaʊ ɒn/ .Physics. tau lepton.
- : Also called tau protein .Biochemistry. a protein that is an important component of nerve cells, helping to maintain their function and structure: in the brain, distortions in the protein’s molecular shape is associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Similarly, there are six “leptons” which include the electron, a heavier cousin called the muon, and the still heavier tau, each of which has an associated neutrino.
There were lesions, an accumulation of tau protein around blood vessels and in crevices, and a brain that was 20 percent smaller than it should have been, McKee said in an interview.
The tau protein is also known for forming the protein aggregates that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
One of these things is tau, another protein used in cells to hold open channels so they can receive nutrients.
But thanks to funnyman Harold Ramis and Delta Tau Chi he launched an era of laughter.
Though let the record show, I might never had gotten this job if it wasn't for Byron Tau.
Gray broke the color barrier when he pledged Tau Epsilon Phi.
She is the winner of six Front Page awards for her journalism and the Frank Luther Mott Kappa Tau Alpha Award for research.
The gallows from which he is suspended forms a Tau cross, while the figure—from the position of the legs—forms a fylfot cross.
The inner circle depicts a triple Tau, with a hexagram where the bases join, and beneath is the Ace of Cups.
Delta and Tau, from the compression of the tongue, imitate stoppage of motion, or stationary condition.
Trimorphodon latifascia differs from tau in having fewer dark cross-bands on the body and in lacking an interocular bar.
The relationships of this species are with Trimorphodon tau on the Mexican Plateau.