In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
tantalum, Ta, atomic number
(noun) a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
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ta
(colloquial, chiefly, British, Irish, Australia and New Zealand) Thanks.
(Canada, baby talk) give (imperative)
The expression ta ta differs, meaning goodbye.
ta
Pronunciation spelling of to, representing the standard unstressed pronunciation before consonants.
Altered from si in the 19th century to prevent having two notes of the musical scale starting with the same letter, to become ti. vowel changed to 'a' to signify a flattened note.
ta (uncountable)
(music) In solfège, the lowered seventh note of a major scale (the note B-flat in the fixed-do system): te.
• te
• B-flat
• li
• 'at, A-T, A/T, AT, at, at-
TA
Initialism of Territorial Army.
TA (countable and uncountable, plural TAs)
(countable) Initialism of transportation authority.
(countable) Initialism of teaching assistant.
(countable) Initialism of travel agent.
(countable) Initialism of target audience.
(uncountable) Initialism of transactional analysis.
(uncountable, insurance) Initialism of term assurance.
TA (third-person singular simple present TA's or TAs, present participle TA'ing or TAing, simple past and past participle TA'd or TAd)
(intransitive) To act as a teaching assistant.
• 'at, A-T, A/T, AT, at, at-
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2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.