"tau" meaning in Portuguese

See tau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaw/ [Brazil], [ˈtaʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈtaw/ [Portugal] Forms: taus [plural]
Rhymes: -aw Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} tau m (plural taus)
  1. tau (name of the Greek letter Τ, τ) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tau-pt-noun-mWZhSxnm Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
  2. (physics) tauon Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Subatomic particles
    Sense id: en-tau-pt-noun-5W~1m4gV Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tau meaning in Portuguese (1.4kB)

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