Definitions

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  • noun engineering Electromagnetic waves with frequencies intermediate between, and sharing properties of both, short radio waves and long IR optical waves. This region is defined variously as between 0.1 - 10 THz, 0.3-3 THz or 0.3-30 THZ.

Etymologies

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The letter T- from TeraHertz (THz).

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Examples

  • What people felt was probably initially the fastest-traveling wave, the T-wave, and then later on, large-amplitude surface waves that have very long periods of tens and hundreds of seconds.

    CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2007 2007

  • What people felt was probably initially the fastest-traveling wave, the T-wave, and then later on, large-amplitude surface waves that have very long periods of tens and hundreds of seconds.

    CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2007 2007

  • If it's going to make you more stressed not to know, then that's not good, and I'd push for a full work-up as long as you don't have a biphasic T-wave, but I think you'd have gotten a large "oh wow" in that case, but if your doctors don't think it's indicated otherwise, then you're probably good to go.

    To Stress, Or Not to Stress? Susan Palwick 2007

  • But I'd definitely push for a full explanation as to why the T-wave inversion and ST depression isn't important if only because the underlying rationale might make you feel more secure.

    To Stress, Or Not to Stress? Susan Palwick 2007

  • Most of my "quizzes" have included "non-specific T-wave abnormalities" and use some odd variations to teach about rare diseases.

    To Stress, Or Not to Stress? Susan Palwick 2007

  • Generally, the pattern looks like a flat segment up to the P wave, then a small wave, a spike from Q up to R and down to S, then a third flat segment the ST segment, and a final T-wave.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • Generally, the pattern looks like a flat segment up to the P wave, then a small wave, a spike from Q up to R and down to S, then a third flat segment the ST segment, and a final T-wave.

    Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996

  • This altered electrical pulse can trigger changes in what scientists call a T-wave alteran, or the beat-to-beat variation that shows up as waves and spikes on an electrocardiogram.

    Penn State Live 2010

  • Large spikes, or sudden changes in the T-wave, give doctors a visual graph of the ventricular arrythmia.

    Penn State Live 2010

  • This altered electrical pulse can trigger changes in what scientists call a T-wave alteran, or the beat-to-beat variation that shows up as waves and spikes on an electrocardiogram.

    Penn State Live 2010

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