Ta*chym"e*try (?), n. The science or use of the tachymeter. -- Ta`chy*met"ric (#), a.
Tach"y*scope (?), n. [Gr. &?; quick + -scope.] An early form of antimated-picture machine, devised in 1889 by Otto Anschütz of Berlin, in which the chronophotographs were mounted upon the periphery of a rotating wheel.
Tack"y (?), a. [Etymol. uncert.] Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt. [Local, U. S.]
Tack"y, n. [Written also tackey.] An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]
Tact"ful (?), a. Full of tact; characterized by a discerning sense of what is right, proper, or judicious.
Tac"tic*al (?), a. [Gr. &?;. See Tactics.] Of or pert. to military or naval tactics; hence, pert. to, or characterized by, planning or maneuvering.
{ Tæ"ni*a*cide` (?), n. Also Te"ni*a*cide` }. [Tænia + -cide.] (Med.) A remedy to destroy tapeworms.
{ Tæ"ni*a*fuge` (?), n. Also Te"ni*a*fuge` }. [Tænia + L. fugare to drive away.] (Med.) A remedy to expel tapeworms.
{ ||Tæ*ni"a*sis (?), n. Also ||Te*ni"a*sis }. [NL. See Tænia.] (Med.) Ill health due to tænia, or tapeworms.
Ta*gal" (?), n. 1. One of a Malayan race, mainly of central Luzon, next to the Visayans the most numerous of the native peoples of the Philippines. Nearly all are Christians and many are highly educated.