Tau meaning in English — cable, dew, hawser

English meaning

cable noun A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires used to pull, support, or carry electricity or signals.
dew noun Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces outdoors overnight, from moisture in the air.
hawser noun A thick or heavy-duty cable or rope used to tow or moor a ship.
rope noun A thick, strong cord made by twisting together fibers, strands, or wires.
Tau name A surname found in Chinese and African communities, also the name of a Greek letter used as a mathematical constant.
tow verb To pull a vehicle or object behind another using a rope, chain, or line.
yarn noun Spun fibre thread used for knitting, weaving, or making rope.

Tau is used for these senses in English:

cable A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
cable (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
dew (uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.
hawser (nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.
rope (uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
rope (computer science) A data structure resembling a string, using a concatenation tree in which each leaf represents a character.
tau The letter Τ//τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.
tow A rope or cable used in towing.

noun A thick, strong rope or bundle of wires used to pull, support, or carry electricity or signals.
verb To send a message by telegraph or undersea cable; more loosely, to send an urgent message.

noun Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces outdoors overnight, from moisture in the air.
verb To moisten something with, or as if with, dew.

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