"Tardis" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɑːdɪs/ [UK], /ˈtɑɹdɪs/ [US] Audio: en-us-TARDIS.ogg Forms: Tardises [plural]
Etymology: From TARDIS, the designation of the bigger-on-the-inside time machine used in the British science-fiction TV series Doctor Who, said in the 1963 story "An Unearthly Child" to be an abbreviation for "Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space".. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Tardis (plural Tardises)
  1. Alternative form of TARDIS (time machine from the series Doctor Who which is larger on the inside than the outside). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: TARDIS (extra: time machine from the series Doctor Who which is larger on the inside than the outside) Synonyms: TARDIS, tardis
    Sense id: en-Tardis-en-name-bWDjFOBS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːdɪs/ [UK], /ˈtɑɹdɪs/ [US] Audio: en-us-TARDIS.ogg Forms: Tardises [plural]
Etymology: From TARDIS, the designation of the bigger-on-the-inside time machine used in the British science-fiction TV series Doctor Who, said in the 1963 story "An Unearthly Child" to be an abbreviation for "Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space".. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tardis (plural Tardises)
  1. Something which resembles such a machine, either in that it travels through time or in that its interior is or appears to be larger (or more full of information or things) than its exterior suggested. Derived forms: Tardis-like
    Sense id: en-Tardis-en-noun-TvEkgAnN

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