Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- abbr. teaching assistant
Wiktionary
- n. metrology Symbol for the teraampere, an SI unit of electrical current equal to 1012 amperes.
- Transportation Authority
- Teaching Assistant
- Territorial Army
- n. tera amp
Examples
“From a purely financial perspective, I've got to admit that's pretty smooth. yep i can confirm this all to be true we were informed on tuesday, its going to be an intresting year for the ta, and whos to say it will get better over the next few years, its a way for the goverment to save money, and if they are doing that this year who says they will increase the budget over the next few years. the only thing i can say coming good out of it is that it may get rid of the dead wood and keep those that are serious about being in the TA”
“TAs are students and a TA is a student job not a full time professional position.”
Yet Another Strike at York University (and Osgoode Hall)? : Law is Cool
“I'm TAing UndergradBiochem I use the term TA loosely.”
“Teacher informs students that they will be kidnapping at least one student or TA from a rival language class.”
“In honor of your greatly appreciated enthusiasm and participation in helping to keep the community strong, the “lifetime membership” contest will continue until the new TA is finalized (contest. textamerica.com).”
“| Reply hmm … I hope the new TA is going to have a deeper gameplay.”
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“Presumably, they repeated this at every intersection, and I very nearly called TA and asked them to reconvene the "summit" so that we might discuss the ramifications of this bizarre and vexing behavior.”
“The biotechnology company Geron had originally discovered the substance, but decided not to pursue it as a product, and instead licensed it to Patton, who developed it into a nutraceutical called TA-65.”
“Telomere biologist Bill Andrews of Sierra Sciences is taking a telomerase-boosting supplement called TA-65.”
“I do think the TA was a more than a little out of line.”
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Prolagus Wordnik asks Were you looking for ta?
No, ta. Apr 13, 2010
Prolagus "Teaching Assistant". Commonly used as a verb by graduate students: "I'll be TAing* Bio 101 this summer". Apr 12, 2010