- tandem bicycle (vehicle)
bicycle: Basic types: …children and the elderly; the tandem bicycle, in which two riders sit one behind the other, the front rider steering; and stationary exercise bicycles.
- tandem compound turbine (physics)
turbine: Multiflow and compound arrangements: …shaft with one generator (tandem-compound turbines) or utilizing two shafts, each with its own generator (cross-compound turbines).
- tandem couple (diplomacy)
diplomacy: The role of women: …were particularly pronounced for “tandem couples,” in which both husband and wife were in the Foreign Service. Since postings together to large embassies or to a department headquarters could not always be arranged, husband and wife often would alternate in taking leave when not posted in adjacent countries. Despite…
- tandem electrostatic accelerator (physics)
mass spectrometry: Operation of the tandem electrostatic accelerator: The tandem electrostatic accelerator (see particle accelerator: Van de Graaff generators) quickly displaced all other machines for this purpose, primarily because its ion source, the cesium sputter source described above, is located near ground potential and is easily accessible for changing samples.…
- tandem generator (physics)
mass spectrometry: Operation of the tandem electrostatic accelerator: The tandem electrostatic accelerator (see particle accelerator: Van de Graaff generators) quickly displaced all other machines for this purpose, primarily because its ion source, the cesium sputter source described above, is located near ground potential and is easily accessible for changing samples.…
- tandem harrow (agriculture)
harrow: The tandem harrow has two to four gangs in tandem, and the offset has two to three gangs in tandem on one side of the tractor, used particularly under low-hanging fruit trees. The horse-drawn or tractor-drawn spike-tooth harrow, or drag, developed in the early 19th century,…
- tandem hitch (dogsled method)
dogsled racing: …of sled dogs expanded, the tandem hitch, for running dogs in pairs, became the standard. Sled dogs are still used for transportation and working purposes in some Arctic and subarctic areas, though they have largely been replaced by aircraft and snowmobiles. Most dog teams today are kept for recreation or…
- tandem mass-spectrometry (chemistry)
mass spectrometry: Tandem spectrometry: The combination of two analytical techniques, such as resulted in the gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer, has been followed by the combination of two mass spectrometers, which has proved helpful in determining the structure of complicated molecules. A beam from the first spectrometer is passed…
- tandem mirror (physics)
fusion reactor: Mirror confinement: …overall configuration is called a tandem mirror.
- tandem office (telephone communications)
telephone: The switching network: A tandem office was one that served a cluster of local offices. Atoll office was involved in switching traffic over long-distance (or toll) circuits.
- tandem racing (cycling)
sprint: Tandem races, an amateur event, are similar to sprint competition, with teams of two racers each competing on tandem bicycles (see photograph). Speeds are slightly higher, and the racers generally maintain a more steady pace than in the individual sprints.
- tandem spectrometry (chemistry)
mass spectrometry: Tandem spectrometry: The combination of two analytical techniques, such as resulted in the gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer, has been followed by the combination of two mass spectrometers, which has proved helpful in determining the structure of complicated molecules. A beam from the first spectrometer is passed…
- tandem-wing aircraft (aeronautics)
airplane: Wing types: A tandem-wing craft has two wings, one placed forward of the other.
- Tandil (Argentina)
Tandil, city, southeastern Buenos Aires provincia (province), eastern Argentina. It is situated within the Pampas at the northern end of the Tandil Mountains, about 190 miles (305 km) south of Buenos Aires city. Tandil was founded in 1823 by the colonial governor Martín Rodríguez, but after Indian
- Tandja, Mamadou (president of Niger)
Niger: Independence and conflict: Mamadou Tandja of the National Movement for a Developing Society–Nassara (Mouvement National pour une Société de Développement–Nassara; MNSD).
- Tandon, Purushottam Das (Indian politician)
Purushottam Das Tandon was an Indian politician who was a prominent figure in the Indian National Congress in its early years. He was an enthusiastic campaigner for the use of Hindi as India’s national language. Tandon graduated from Muir Central College, Allahabad, in 1904 with a law degree and an
- tandoor (oven)
naan: Ingredients and preparation: When baked in a tandoor, balls of naan dough are rolled flat and then pressed against the inside walls of the tandoor, which can reach a temperature of 480 °C (900 °F). The bread bakes in just several minutes, browning in spots from the heat. Naan also can be…
- tandoori chicken (dish)
tandoori chicken, a dish of roasted chicken marinated in yogurt and generously spiced, giving the meat its trademark red colour. It is named for the cylindrical clay oven in which it is cooked, a tandoor. The dish is attributed to Kundan Lal Gujral, a Hindu from Punjab state who fled newly formed
- tandoori cookery
tandoori cookery, an Indian method of cooking over a charcoal fire in a tandoor, a cylindrical clay oven. Shaped like a large urn, a tandoor is at least 1 metre (3.3 feet) in height and is often sunk up to its neck in the earth. Tandoori cooking is believed to have originated in Persia and is found
- tandoori murgh (dish)
tandoori chicken, a dish of roasted chicken marinated in yogurt and generously spiced, giving the meat its trademark red colour. It is named for the cylindrical clay oven in which it is cooked, a tandoor. The dish is attributed to Kundan Lal Gujral, a Hindu from Punjab state who fled newly formed
- Tandridge (district, England, United Kingdom)
Tandridge, district, administrative and historic county of Surrey, southeastern England. It occupies southeastern Surrey and borders Greater London to the north, Kent to the east, and Sussex to the south. Oxted, in the east-central part of the district, is the administrative centre. Tandridge lies
- tandura (musical instrument)
tambura, long-necked fretless Indian lute. It has a hollow neck, measures about 40–60 inches (102–153 cm) in length, and usually has four metal strings tuned (relative pitch) c–c′–c′–g or c–c′–c′–f. Precision tuning is achieved by inserting bits of wool or silk between the strings and lower bridge
- Tandy Corporation (American corporation)
computer: Commodore and Tandy enter the field: Tandy Corporation, best known for its chain of Radio Shack stores, had followed the development of MITS and decided to enter the market with its own TRS-80 microcomputer, which came with four kilobytes of memory, a Z80 microprocessor, a BASIC programming language, and cassettes for…
- Tandy, James Napper (Irish politician)
James Napper Tandy was an Irish politician, ineffectual revolutionary, and popular hero memorialized in the Irish ballad “The Wearing of the Green”: In the early 1780s Tandy was an artillery commander in the Irish Volunteers, and in 1791 he helped to form a Dublin branch of the radical Society of
- Tandy, Jessica (American actress)
Jessica Tandy was an English-born American actress of stage, screen, and television, noted for her complex portrayals and frequent collaborations with Hume Cronyn, her husband. Tandy was the daughter of a traveling salesman and grew up in London, where she studied acting at the Ben Greet Academy.
- Tane-rore (Maori deity)
haka: …summer, had a son named Tane-rore. The Maori consider the quivering appearance of the air on hot summer days to be a sign of Tane-rore dancing for his mother, and this light, rapid movement is the foundation of all haka, with the performers’ trembling hands in particular representing Tane-rore’s dance.
- Taneev, Sergey Ivanovich (Russian composer and pianist)
Sergey Taneyev was a Russian pianist, theorist, and composer, whose works are known for their finely wrought contrapuntal textures combined with romantic harmony. Taneyev studied composition with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and piano with Nikolay Rubinstein. In 1878 he interrupted his career as a
- Tanev, Vassili (Bulgarian communist)
Reichstag fire: …and three Bulgarian communists—Simon Popov, Vassili Tanev, and Georgi Dimitrov. Dimitrov in particular won international fame for his fearless and skilled defense against Nazi prosecutors. All four of the accused communists were acquitted because of the lack of evidence.
- Taney, Roger B. (chief justice of United States)
Roger B. Taney was the fifth chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, remembered principally for the Dred Scott decision (1857). He was the first Roman Catholic to serve on the Supreme Court. Taney was the son of Michael and Monica (Brooke) Taney. Of English ancestry, Michael Taney
- Taneyev, Sergey (Russian composer and pianist)
Sergey Taneyev was a Russian pianist, theorist, and composer, whose works are known for their finely wrought contrapuntal textures combined with romantic harmony. Taneyev studied composition with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and piano with Nikolay Rubinstein. In 1878 he interrupted his career as a
- Taneyev, Sergey Ivanovich (Russian composer and pianist)
Sergey Taneyev was a Russian pianist, theorist, and composer, whose works are known for their finely wrought contrapuntal textures combined with romantic harmony. Taneyev studied composition with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and piano with Nikolay Rubinstein. In 1878 he interrupted his career as a
- Tanezrouft (region, Africa)
Tanezrouft, region of the Sahara lying in southern Algeria and northern Mali. Covering part of a plateau eastward toward the Ahaggar (Hoggar) uplands, it slopes to lower ground in the west, and farther southward lie swamps. The region lacks water, landmarks, and vegetation. It was formerly shunned
- tang (fish)
surgeonfish, any of about 75 species of thin, deep-bodied, tropical marine fishes of the family Acanthuridae (order Perciformes). Surgeonfishes are small-scaled, with a single dorsal fin and one or more distinctive, sharp spines that are located on either side of the tail base and can produce deep
- Tang (Chinese emperor)
Tang was the reign name of the Chinese emperor who overthrew the Xia dynasty (c. 2070–c. 1600 bc) and founded the Shang, the first historical dynasty ( c. 1600–1046 bc, though the dating of the Shang—and hence also of the Tang emperor’s founding of it—have long been the subject of much debate). As
- Tang Bohu (Chinese painter)
Tang Yin was a Chinese scholar, painter, and poet of the Ming period whose life story has become a part of popular lore. Tang was a pupil of the great Shen Zhou, a friend of Wen Zhengming, and was aided by the latter’s father, Wen Lin. Tang came from a mercantile background and excelled in his
- Tang dynasty (Chinese history)
Tang dynasty, (618–907 ce), Chinese dynasty that succeeded the short-lived Sui dynasty (581–618), developed a successful form of government and administration on the Sui model, and stimulated a cultural and artistic flowering that amounted to a golden age. The Tang dynasty—like most—rose in
- Tang Feng, Audrey (Taiwanese software developer)
Audrey Tang is a prolific Taiwanese software developer who became both the youngest and the first transgender and nonbinary member of the Taiwanese government’s cabinet. Tang has championed efforts to integrate technology into government functions and to promote governmental transparency. Tang was
- Tang Hualong (Chinese statesman)
China: The Chinese Revolution (1911–12): …establishment of the Chinese republic; Tang Hualong, the assembly’s chairman, was elected head of the civil government.
- Tang Jiyao (Chinese warlord)
Tang Jiyao was the military governor of China’s Yunnan province from 1913 to 1927. In 1915, Tang provided crucial military support to the rebels opposing Yuan Shikai’s reestablishment of the monarchy. Thereafter he remained a somewhat lukewarm supporter of Sun Yat-sen. After Sun’s death in 1925,
- Tang Ren (Chinese author)
Hong Kong literature: Tang Ren (Yan Qingshu), a pro-communist writer, was famous for historical novels such as Jinling chunmeng (“Spring Dream of Nanjing”), a work about Chiang Kai-shek. Some of the works of Li Bihua (English pen name: Lilian Lee) in the 1980s and 1990s can also be…
- Tang River (river, China)
Henan: Drainage: …east and southeast, and the Tang and Bai rivers in the southwest. The latter two drain southward into Hubei, eventually joining the Han River (a major tributary of the Yangtze River [Chang Jiang]).
- Tang Ruowang (German missionary)
Adam Schall von Bell was a Jesuit missionary and astronomer who became an important adviser to the first emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12). Schall arrived in China in 1622, having been trained in Rome in the astronomical system of Galileo. He soon impressed the Chinese with the superiority
- Tang shan da xiong (film by Lo Wei [1971])
Bruce Lee: ], or The Big Boss [Hong Kong English title]) and Jing wu men (1972; The Chinese Connection [U.S.], or Fist of Fury [Hong Kong English title]).
- Tang Yin (Chinese painter)
Tang Yin was a Chinese scholar, painter, and poet of the Ming period whose life story has become a part of popular lore. Tang was a pupil of the great Shen Zhou, a friend of Wen Zhengming, and was aided by the latter’s father, Wen Lin. Tang came from a mercantile background and excelled in his
- tang’ak (music)
Korean music: Court instrumental music: …divided into hyang’ak, Korean music; tang’ak, Tang and Song Chinese music; and a’ak, Confucian ritual music. The instruments used for these ensembles were of Chinese derivation and included sets of tuned stones (in Korean p’yŏn’gyŏng) and bells (p’yŏnjong), mouth organ (saeng), and instruments in all the other eight categories of…
- Tang, Audrey (Taiwanese software developer)
Audrey Tang is a prolific Taiwanese software developer who became both the youngest and the first transgender and nonbinary member of the Taiwanese government’s cabinet. Tang has championed efforts to integrate technology into government functions and to promote governmental transparency. Tang was
- Tang, Prince of (emperor of Nan Ming dynasty)
Zhu Yujian was the ruler of Fujian province in southeastern China after the Manchu forces of Manchuria (Northeast China) captured the Ming capital at Beijing and established the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12). He was also a claimant to the Ming throne. A Ming prince, Zhu was a direct descendant of the
- Tang-e Soleyman Dam (dam, Iran)
dam: The earthquake problem: …has been done for the Tang-e Soleyman Dam in Iran and the Gariep Dam in South Africa.
- tang-p’iri (musical instrument)
p’iri: …strident of the p’iris, the tang-p’iri, is used. This instrument is about the size of the se-p’iri but has a larger bore.
- tanga (coin)
coin: Islamic: …extensive, mainly gold and silver tangas (or rupees) of 10.76 grams. Gold was hardly issued at all in the 15th and 16th centuries, and for a time the coinage was mainly billon. Shēr Shāh of Sūr (1540–45), of northern India, issued a large silver currency of a type carrying the…
- Tanga (song by Bauzá)
Latin jazz: …jazz critics, Bauzá’s tune “Tanga,” one of the Machito orchestra’s hits dating to the early 1940s, was the first true example of the music that is now known as Latin jazz.
- Tanga (Tanzania)
Tanga, city and port, northeastern Tanzania, eastern Africa, located on the Pemba Channel of the Indian Ocean. The city itself was established on the coast by Persian traders in the 14th century, but early Iron Age sites in the nearby foothills of the Pare and Usambara mountains and in the Digo
- Tanga Islands (islands, Papua New Guinea)
Oceanic art and architecture: New Ireland: The masks of the Tanga Islands were ephemeral constructions of bark and fibre over bamboo frames. They were semiconical in shape, with long backswept ears, thin upturned noses, and extended chins or beards. On the neighbouring mainland, masks were made of the same materials but were more naturalistic. Masks…
- Tanga, Battle of (World War I [1914])
Battle of Tanga, the opening battle in German East Africa (Tanzania) on November 2–5, 1914, during World War I in which an amphibious landing at Tanga ended in total fiasco for the British. Failure to secure the harbor as a base for future operations ended hopes that the German colony would be
- Tangail (Bangladesh)
Tangail, city, north-central Bangladesh. It lies just east of the Jamuna River (the name of the Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh). Tangail is an important hand-loom and cotton-weaving centre and also serves as a trading centre for the rice, jute, and oilseeds that are grown in the surrounding
- Tangale (people)
Chad: Ethnic groups: …two rivers, are found the Tangale peoples.
- Tangalooma Wrecks (reef, Moreton Bay, Australia)
artificial reef: Types of artificial reefs: For example, Tangalooma Wrecks is an artificial reef made of 15 scuttled ships that form a harbor off Moreton Island in Queensland, Australia.
- Tanganyika (historical state, Tanzania)
Tanganyika, historical eastern African state that in 1964 merged with Zanzibar to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, later renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. (See Tanzania.) Archaeological evidence attests to a long history of settlement in the area; by the 10th century ce,
- Tanganyika African National Union (Tanzanian political organization)
flag of Tanzania: …Tanganyika was led by the Tanganyika African National Union, whose flag was a horizontal tricolour of green-black-green. Elections confirmed the overwhelming popular support for the organization, and British authorities suggested modifying the party flag for use as a national flag subsequent to independence on December 9, 1961. Yellow fimbriations were…
- Tanganyika African Nationalist Union (Tanzanian political organization)
flag of Tanzania: …Tanganyika was led by the Tanganyika African National Union, whose flag was a horizontal tricolour of green-black-green. Elections confirmed the overwhelming popular support for the organization, and British authorities suggested modifying the party flag for use as a national flag subsequent to independence on December 9, 1961. Yellow fimbriations were…
- Tanganyika sardine (fish)
clupeiform: Reproduction: The eggs of the Tanganyika sardine (Stolothrissa tanganicae), a species that spawns at the surface in open areas of freshwater environments, hatch in 24 to 36 hours. The eggs constantly sink from the surface to a depth of 75 to 150 metres (250 to 500 feet) at a temperature…
- Tanganyika, Lake (lake, Africa)
Lake Tanganyika, second largest of the lakes of eastern Africa. It is the longest freshwater lake in the world (410 miles [660 km]) and the second deepest (4,710 feet [1,436 meters]) after Lake Baikal in Russia. Comparatively narrow, varying in width from 10 to 45 miles (16 to 72 km), it covers
- Tangara chilensis (bird)
tanager: An example is the paradise tanager (T. chilensis), called siete colores (Spanish) from its seven hues, including green, scarlet, and purple. The euphonias (Tanagra species) are found from Mexico southward; they should not be confused with Tangara species (above). Of the eight species of Thraupis, the blue, or blue-gray,…
- Tangda (district, Tianjin, China)
Tanggu, district, eastern Tianjin municipality, northeastern China. It is located on the Hai River where the Hai empties into the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli). Formerly the town of Tangda (it was renamed in 1952), Tanggu district has been under the administration of Tianjin since 1949. The district lies
- Tangdi Yao (Chinese mythological emperor)
Yao, in Chinese mythology, a legendary emperor (c. 24th century bce) of the golden age of antiquity, exalted by Confucius as an inspiration and perennial model of virtue, righteousness, and unselfish devotion. His name is inseparable from that of his successor Shun, to whom he gave his two
- Tange Kenzō (Japanese architect)
Tange Kenzō was one of the foremost Japanese architects in the decades following World War II. After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo) in 1938, Tange worked in the office of Maekawa Kunio, an architect who had studied with Le Corbusier. In 1942 Tange returned
- tangelo (fruit)
tangerine: tangelos (C. ×tangelo).
- Tangen (Norway)
Drammen, city, southeastern Norway. Located at the junction of the Drams River with Drams Fjord, southwest of Oslo, the site was first settled in the 13th century as two separate communities, Bragernes and Strømsøy. Each was granted common town privileges in 1715. In 1811 they merged with Tangen to
- Tangencies (work of Apollonius)
Apollonius of Perga: …Section”), “On Determinate Section,” “Tangencies,” “Vergings” (or “Inclinations”), and “Plane Loci,” and provides valuable information on their contents in Book VII of his Collection.
- tangent (music)
keyboard instrument: Principle of operation: …the brass blade, called a tangent, strikes the strings (which in most clavichords are arranged in pairs), causing them to vibrate. To the left of the tangent a strip of cloth is woven between the strings. When the key is struck, only the portion of the strings to the right…
- tangent (of a curve)
tangent, in geometry, the tangent line to a curve at a point is that straight line that best approximates (or “clings to”) the curve near that point. It may be considered the limiting position of straight lines passing through the given point and a nearby point of the curve as the second point
- tangent (mathematical function)
tangent, one of the six trigonometric functions, which, in a right triangle ABC, for an angle A, is t a n A = l e n g t h o f s i d e o p p o s i t e a n g l e A l e n g t h o f s i d e a d j a c e n t t o a n g l e A .The other five trigonometric functions are sine (sin), cosine (cos), secant
- tangent law (mathematics)
tangent: The trigonometric law of tangentsis a relationship between two sides of a plane triangleand the tangents of the sum and difference of the angles opposite those sides. In any plane triangle ABC,if a,b,and care the sides opposite angles A,B,and C,respectively, then
- tangent vector (mathematics)
relativistic mechanics: Relativistic space-time: …4-acceleration correspond, respectively, to the tangent vector and the curvature vector of the world line (see Figure 2). If the particle moves slower than light, the tangent, or velocity, vector at each event on the world line points inside the light cone of that event, and the acceleration, or curvature,…
- Tangenten (work by Doderer)
Heimito von Doderer: …in a book of reminiscences, Tangenten (1964; “Tangents”). In World War II he was a Luftwaffe captain. Die Strudlhofstiege (1951; “The Strudlhof Stairs”), which covered the Vienna scene in 1910–11 and 1923–25, sets the stage for Die Dämonen, which was a success and established Doderer’s reputation. Die Wasserfälle von Slunj…
- tangential velocity (physics)
Milky Way Galaxy: The stellar luminosity function: …distribution of proper motions and tangential velocities (the speeds at which stellar objects move at right angles to the line of sight) of stars near the Sun.
- tangents, law of (mathematics)
tangent: The trigonometric law of tangentsis a relationship between two sides of a plane triangleand the tangents of the sum and difference of the angles opposite those sides. In any plane triangle ABC,if a,b,and care the sides opposite angles A,B,and C,respectively, then
- Tánger (Morocco)
Tangier, port and principal city of northern Morocco. It is located on a bay of the Strait of Gibraltar 17 miles (27 km) from the southern tip of Spain; Tétouan lies about 40 miles (65 km) to the southeast. Pop. (2004) 669,685. Tangier is built on the slopes of a chalky limestone hill. The old town
- Tanger (Morocco)
Tangier, port and principal city of northern Morocco. It is located on a bay of the Strait of Gibraltar 17 miles (27 km) from the southern tip of Spain; Tétouan lies about 40 miles (65 km) to the southeast. Pop. (2004) 669,685. Tangier is built on the slopes of a chalky limestone hill. The old town
- tangerine (fruit)
tangerine, (Citrus reticulata), small thin-skinned variety of orange belonging to the mandarin orange species of the family Rutaceae. Probably indigenous to Southeast Asia, tangerine culture spread westward along trade routes as far as the Mediterranean. The fruit is cultivated in the subtropical
- Tangerine Dream (German musical group)
Kraftwerk: …of the German keyboard band Tangerine Dream. Adopting the name Kraftwerk (“Power Plant”), Hütter, Schneider, and a series of collaborators forged an austere sound and image as part of a small but highly influential cult of German bands who experimented with electronic instruments long before it was fashionable. The movement,…
- Tanggeasinua Mountains (mountain range, Indonesia)
Southeast Sulawesi: Geography: The Tanggeasinua and Mekongga mountains are parallel ranges in the northwestern part of the province; the latter rises to an elevation of 9,117 feet (2,779 metres) at Mount Mekongga, a volcanic peak. Rift valleys with steep sides are common. The low-lying eastern and western coastal margins…
- Tanggu (district, Tianjin, China)
Tanggu, district, eastern Tianjin municipality, northeastern China. It is located on the Hai River where the Hai empties into the Bo Hai (Gulf of Chihli). Formerly the town of Tangda (it was renamed in 1952), Tanggu district has been under the administration of Tianjin since 1949. The district lies
- Tanggula Mountains (mountains, China)
Tanggula Mountains, mountain range in the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwestern China. On the high plateau south of the mountains, there are many large salt lakes. In its eastern part the range forms the boundary between Tibet and Qinghai province. Although many peaks are higher than 19,000 feet
- Tanggula Pass (mountain pass, China)
Tanggula Mountains: …are crossed by the important Tanggula Pass, the main route that links Lhasa (capital of Tibet) and the southern Tibetan region to the Qaidam (Tsaidam) Basin and beyond in Qinghai to the north and east. Mineral surveys have revealed deposits of iron ore, hard coal, graphite, and asbestos in the…
- Tanggula Shan (mountains, China)
Tanggula Mountains, mountain range in the Tibet Autonomous Region, southwestern China. On the high plateau south of the mountains, there are many large salt lakes. In its eastern part the range forms the boundary between Tibet and Qinghai province. Although many peaks are higher than 19,000 feet
- Tangi (novel by Ihimaera)
Witi Ihimaera: His Tangi (1973; “Mourning”) is the first novel in English by a Māori author. The novel Whanau (1974; “Family”) presents a day in the life of a Māori village. The Matriarch (1986) and its sequel, The Dream Swimmer (1997), investigate the ramifications of European colonization of…
- tangible property (law)
property: …with respect to (at least) tangible things. The extraordinary diversity of the property systems of non-Western societies, however, suggests that any concept of property other than the descriptive one is dependent on the culture in which it is found. Because property law deals with the allocation, use, and transfer of…
- Tangier (Morocco)
Tangier, port and principal city of northern Morocco. It is located on a bay of the Strait of Gibraltar 17 miles (27 km) from the southern tip of Spain; Tétouan lies about 40 miles (65 km) to the southeast. Pop. (2004) 669,685. Tangier is built on the slopes of a chalky limestone hill. The old town
- Tangier Incident (European history [1905–1906])
Moroccan crises: The resultant international panic, the First Moroccan Crisis, was resolved in January–April 1906 at the Algeciras Conference, where German and other national economic rights were upheld and where the French and Spanish were entrusted with the policing of Morocco.
- Tangipa v. Newsom (law case)
Major Shadow Docket Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court During the Second Trump Administration (2025– ): ” February 4, 2026: In Tangipa v. Newsom, the Supreme Court denied a request by a group of California Republicans to delay a federal district court’s order allowing California to use its new congressional map in the 2026 midterm elections. February 26, 2026: In Mirabelli v. Bonta, the Supreme Court…
- tangle net (fishing)
net: …on the seabed—capture fish by entangling them. Gill and trammel nets are used principally to catch herring and salmon and are the most common drift nets. In commercial fishing, a long fleet of drift nets, often several miles in length, is suspended vertically with a line of corks or other…
- Tangled (film by Greno and Howard [2010])
Disney Company: Continuing expansion: ABC, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm: Among them were Tangled (2010), Wreck-It Ralph (2012), Frozen (2013), and Encanto (2021). Disney’s live-action films experienced something of a rebirth when Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), a film loosely inspired by a ride at Disney theme parks, scored huge numbers at…
- Tangled Hair (work by Yosano)
Japanese literature: Revitalization of the tanka and haiku: Akiko’s collection Midaregami (1901; Tangled Hair) stirred female readers especially, not only because of its lyrical beauty but because Akiko herself seemed to be proclaiming a new age of romantic love. Takuboku emerged in the course of his short life (he died in 1912 at age 26) as perhaps…
- tangles (genus of brown algae)
Laminaria, genus of about 30 species of brown algae (family Laminariaceae) found along the cold-water coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Sometimes known as tangles, Laminaria species can form vast, forestlike kelp beds and provide habitat for many types of fish and invertebrates. Some
- Tanglewood (music festival, Lenox, Massachusetts, United States)
Alleluia: …Berkshire Music Center (now the Tanglewood Music Center), the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), near Lenox, Massachusetts. It has opened Tanglewood’s summer season every year since that time, and it is one of the most frequently performed pieces of American choral music.
- Tanglewood Music Center (music academy, Lenox, Massachusetts, United States)
Marin Alsop: …Leonard Bernstein fellowship to the Tanglewood Music Center, Massachusetts, where in 1989 she won the Koussevitsky Conducting Prize. Gramophone magazine named her Artist of the Year in 2003; that year she also won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Conductor Award. In 2005 Alsop was named a MacArthur fellow, the first conductor…
- Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys (children’s stories by Hawthorne)
Tanglewood Tales for Girls and Boys, collection of children’s stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1853. The book comprises six Greek myths that Hawthorne bowdlerized. Written as a sequel to A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys (1851), Tanglewood Tales is more serious than its lighthearted
- tango (dance)
tango, ballroom dance, musical style, and song. The tango evolved about 1880 in dance halls and perhaps brothels in the lower-class districts of Buenos Aires, where the Spanish tango, a light-spirited variety of flamenco, merged with the milonga, a fast, sensual, and disreputable Argentine dance;
- Tango (film by Saura)
Carlos Saura: …movies included El Dorado (1988); Tango (1998), which received an Academy Award nomination for best foreign film; and Salomé (2002). He also helmed such documentaries as Fados (2007); Flamenco, Flamenco (2010); Jota de Saura (2016), about the traditional Spanish dance and song; and Renzo Piano: The Architect of Light (2018),…