T-Stop Film

General

A few lenses contain t-tops on one side of the aperture ring, and f-stops on the other side.  The f-stops are white.  A small amount of light can be lost of a lens contains a number of glass elements.  The t-stops function in place of f-stops for setting exposure.  T-stops are designed to work with the degree of light striking the film (as opposed to finding the amount using math).  The t-stop sets the exposure, and the f-stop shows the amount of depth of field one has.

table arrangement rules Computer

General

Refers to the rules that determine how a table is arranged using CSS.  Usually a table in CSS is created based on the following rules: 1) A row group’s box surrounds the exact grid cells as the row boxes inside of it.  2) Every row box includes an individual row of grid cells.  And every row box in a table makes up the table from top to bottom following the order they occur in the source document.  Therefore, there are as many row elements as there are grid rows.  3) A column box surrounds one or multiple columns of grid cells.  These column boxes are positioned by one another following the order they occur. The 1st column box is positioned on the left side for languages that are left-to-right (and right for right-to-left languages).  4) The box of a column group surrounds the exact grid cells as the column boxes it surrounds.  5) The document language defines the spanning of cells of rows or columns.  6)  The box of a cell may not go past the last row box of a row group or table.  A cell needs to be cut short to fit in the row group or table that surrounds it if the table structure causes a cell box to reach past the last row box.  


Tabloid-sized Page Graphic Design

General

A tabloid-sized page is a size frequently used for newspaper or portrait layouts.  The page measures 11x17 inches (tabloid-sized page is not the same thing as a 11x17 inch spread – this is created from two letter-sized pages).

Tachometer Film

Equipment

A camera gauge that measures the speed of the film as the camera runs.

Tags Graphic Design

General

Tags are delimited sets of characters placed within the text of style sheets, or are internally coded.  Tags are used for paragraphs to show the purpose of the paragraphs.  The style sheet associated with a tag determines the actual type specification. 

Tail Film

General

A tail is the end of a roll or shot. 

tail beam Carpentry

Product
A joist or beam that is upheld by a header and wall on its two ends.

Tail Slate Film

General

A tail slate is the mark on a shot that occurs at the end of a film rather than the start of the film.  Usually the phrase, “Tail Slate!” is called out prior to clapping the slate.  This ensures that the person syncing the film understands what is going on.  When doing a tail slate, the slate is positioned upside down in order to mark the shot.  The upside down position signifies that the mark is completed at the end of the film. 

tailor's chalk pencil Quilting

Product
An instrument that is used to mark the design of a quilt onto a piece of fabric. The marks can be brushed off once the stitches have been put in.

tailor's padding stitch Quilting

General
A type of stitch that is used to baste together the top, bottom and middle of a quilt.

Take Film

General

A take is several different kinds of the same shot. 

Take Up Reel Film

Equipment

An empty reel used to pick up film on a projector after the film’s action is done.

Take Up Spool Film

Equipment

An empty spool that picks up the film in a camera after the film has been exposed to light.

Taking Lens Film

Equipment

The lens positioned in front of the camera’s gate on a turret that makes the image on the film. 

tall-triangle unit Quilting

General
A square that is created by combining one large triangle and two smaller triangles that line up against the large triangle's sides.

Tanning Leather

Technical

The process of preparing and preserving the structure of a hide.  Hides are prepared through sanitation, a cleaning process and then worked on in order to create a quality consistent product. 

Tape Splice Film

Technical

A way of attaching two pieces of film in order that they will be able to be projected as a single continuous piece of film.  Cement splices are used to cut the negative. 

taproot Gardening

General
The primary root of a plant that grows straight down into the ground.

Telecine Film

Equipment

A device used to transfer film to video.

Telephoto Film

Equipment

A telephoto is similar to a long lens, but it is different in that a telephoto’s focal length is longer than it is physically.

Tempera Art Materials and General Art Terms

Product

A type of painting technique that involves egg yolk (or whole egg), an oil mixture, and water as the binder for the paint.  The term also refers to inexpensive opaque paints. 

temperature Color

General
The coolness or warmth of a particular color in relation to other colors beside it.

tempering Welding

Technical
A process by which internal pressure is relieved on metal parts by reheating the metal to 1/4 to 1/2 the temperature first utilized in the heating process.

template Quilting

Product
A solid design pattern often made out of posterboard or plastic. A template is used as a guide to assist a quilter in the process of marking patterns as well as placing applique shapes on material.

tender Gardening

General
Not hardy. A plant that is easily damaged by the cold and freezing temperatures.

Tensor Artist Anatomy

General

A tensor is the term used to describe a muscle that grips or tightens around something. 

Tensor Fascia Lata Artist Anatomy

General

Part of the hip and thigh section of the body, the tensor fascia lata includes the anterior superior iliac spine.  It is located at the iliotibial band.  The function of the tensor fascia lata is to flex and abduct the thigh; it also allows the thigh to rotate.

Teres Major Artist Anatomy

General

The teres major is positioned at the lower angle of the scapula.  It is inserted below the head at the anterior surface of the humerus.  It is responsible for rotating the arm medially. 

termite shield Carpentry

General
A shield inserted in or on a main wall or around pipes to protect the structure from termites.

terra cotta tile Interior Decorating

Product
A tile for floors created from semifired, firm, waterproof ceramic clay.

terrazzo flooring Carpentry

Product
A floor created by inseting chips of stone or marble into concerete. The surface is then grinded and polished.

Terribilita Painting

General
A word used to refer to Michelangelo's artwork in regards to its overwhelming, awe-inspiring power.  
 

tertiary color Color

General
The combination of a primary color and the secondary color beside it, such as blue-green or yellow-orange.

tetrad Color

General
A color scheme arrangement derived from the color wheel that contains four colors.

Text Wrap Graphic Design

General

Text wrap is the spatial relationship that exists amongst graphics and blocks of text (or amongst two blocks of text).  Usually a text wrap is rectangular in shape.  However, a text wrap may also be arbitrary or irregular in shape. 
 
 

Textura Calligraphy

General

Textura refers to certain forms of Gothic script that appear to be woven texture, because of the density and regularity of the writing.  In Latin, textura means woven.

Texture Drawing

General

Texture refers to the surface quality of a 2D picture plane, as well as 3D objects.  Texture plays a key role in setting the piece of artwork apart and giving it both a physical feel and an emotional one.  Sand, tiny objects, string and scratching the surface are all means to create texture on a piece of artwork. 

Textured Textiles

General

The way in which a fabric is presented; for example, a fabric may be pleated, smocked or crushed. 

The Ashcan School Art Styles/Movements

General

A number of realist paints from the United States began making artwork that started the Ashcan School.  The catalyst for the movement was Robert Henri.  Henri, along with newspaper illustrators Everett Shinn, William Glackens, and John Sloan, worked together to create was they considered the realities of life as being beautiful and thus true art.  Their artwork featured rough urban life, the poor and the disenfranchised in the United States.  Their style was loose and not like the refined art pushed in American art academies.  Paint was applied thickly and brushstrokes were textured over the canvas. 

As time went on, these artists along with Ernest Lawson, Maurice Prendergast, and Arthur Davies worked to created a self-organized and self-selected exhibit that created history in 1908 because it defied the academies and was seen as a symbol of rebellion against the typical art of the day.  The exhibition acted as a model for the famous exhibit The Armory Show of 1914, because it did not include prizes or a jury. 

 

The Call Film

General

A series of directions that start a take.  It often goes something like, “Roll sound!....Roll camera!.......Mark it!.....Action!”

the cascade Computer

General

The cascade refers to how CSS determines which styles are used in a website when styles conflict with one another.  To determine the case 1) Locate the declarations that include a selector that pairs up with an element 2) Organize by weight (importance) the declarations associated to the element 3) Remember that rules containing !important are weighted more than rules that are not marked with it.  Therefore organize by origin the declarations associated with the element.  The three origins are user agent, reader and author.  Typically an author’s styles overrule the reader’s styles.  However, !important reader styles overrule !important author styles.  A user agent’s default styles are overruled by both author and reader styles.  3) Organize by specificity the declarations associated to the element.  Elements with a lower specificity have less weight than those elements with a higher specificity.  4) Lastly, organize by order the declarations associated with the element.  A declaration has more weight when it is located further down in a stylesheet.  If declarations are located in an imported style sheet, they are given the status of coming before other declarations in the style sheet that imports.  They therefore do not possess as much weight as other rules in the stylesheet that imports them.


 

The Gordon Parks International Photo Competition

General

The Gordon Parks International Photo Competition

Fort Scott Community College awards prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250 to artists with photography work reflecting significant themes in the life and the work of Gordon Parks (such as family values or injustice). 

The Movement Film

Equipment

Projector or camera parts that transfer the film at intervals.  The rollers after and before the loops, the connecting gears and the pull-down claw all create the movement.  Any registration pin and often the shutter are also considered to be part of the movement. 

The Slate Film

Equipment

Two hinged sticks joined to a single board.  It records a shot’s number and sync point at the start of each scene.  The “clap” of the clapstick signals the sync point.

The Sticks Film

Equipment

The term may refer to the legs of a tripod, or the tripod itself.  The term may also refer to the clapper on the slate.

thermosiphon Carpentry

Product
A flat box that collects solar energy. The box transfers air into living spaces or into a storage area.

thermostat Carpentry

Product
A tool that regulates cooling or heating devices through its sensitivity to temperature levels in an area.

Thick Calligraphy

General

In calligraphy, “thick” refers to a stroke that is strong, blunt or heavy.

thimble Quilting

Equipment
A leather or metal guard placed on one's thumb or finger to protect it from the sharp end of a needle. An indentation on top of a thimble is often used to create stitches and to stop the needle from slipping.

Thin Calligraphy

General

In calligraphy, “thin” refers to a stroke that is very fine.  “Thin” is sometimes referred to as a hairline.

thinning out Gardening

Technical
Removing plants so those that remain may continue to grow healthfully.

Thixotropic Art Materials and General Art Terms

General

A term referring to materials that are viscous and heavy if left alone; however, if impacted (whether through stirring or shaking it for example) the material will start to move easily. 

thoriated tungsten Welding

Product
A tungsten electrode to which 1-2% thorium is added to give extra strength to the arc.

three point perspective Art Perspective

General

Three-point perspective is a type of linear perspective.  All categories of linear perspectives include a horizon line and a stationary point (the position of the observer). In three-point perspective there are also two vanishing points somewhere on the horizon; however, unlike two-point perspective, there also exists a vanishing point above or below the horizon line that the vertical lines disappear to.   Three-point perspective is the same as oblique perspective. 

 

three-way switch Carpentry

Product
A switch programmed to work along with another switch that controls an outlet from two different places.

threshold Carpentry

Product
A wood member, sometimes referred to as a saddle, that fills up the area at the bottom of the door and the floor just beneath it.

Thumbnail/ Thumbnails Graphic Design

General

A thumbnail is a tiny picture that is drawn roughly to get one’s design ideas upon paper.  A thumbnail is used primarily as a thinking tool aid – it helps a person figure out the basic layout of an idea. 

Tibialis Anterior Artist Anatomy

General

Part of the lower leg, the tibialis anterior includes the upper lateral and anterior surface of tibia.  It is located at the bottom surface of the first metatarsal and the cuneiform bone of the foot.  The tibialis anterior is responsible for bending the joint of the ankle, turning the bottom of the foot inward, and bringing the top of the foot upward.

Ticking Textiles

General

Hardwearing fabric that is woven tightly together. 

tie beam Carpentry

General
Also known as a collar beam. The beam is positioned to tie the main rafters of a roof into one group and thus stops the plate from shifting due to any movement of the rafters.

Tie in Kit Film

Equipment

A tool that harnesses power directly from the mains; it goes past the fuse box and electrical wiring of a filming location.

tied quilt Quilting

Product
A kind of quilt that uses thread or yarn ties to keep its layers together rather than quilting stitches. Also known as tufted quilt or comforter.

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) Graphic Design

General

A TIFF file is a graphics file format that is independent of any particular device.  They can be worked with on either Mac or IBM computers, and they can be output to PostScript printers. 

TIG Welding

General
Tungsten inert-gas welding; inert gas prevents atmospheric impurities.

Tight Wind Film

Equipment

A tool used to wind film on a core, giving the film a smooth edge.  It is usually placed on the right rewind on an editing bench; it is an efficient means of opening and tightening the split reels if one’s intent is to simply rewind a complete roll. 

Tiling Graphic Design

Technical

Tiling involves the printing of a page design in parts with edges that overlap in order that the pieces may be pasted together.

till Gardening

Technical
To cultivate soil for future plant growth.

timbers Carpentry

Product
Lumber that is 5 inches at in minimum at its smallest unit of measurement.

Time Lapse Film

Technical

A time lapse occurs when a single frame shooting speeds up the film movement over an extended period of time.  Usually it involves a single frame that is shot after a consistent pause. 

Timed Print Film

Product

A print that involves a timer; a timer is used to time every shot.

Timer Film

General

The title given to a person at the lab who is responsible for going through each film scene and selecting the printing lights.

Timing Film

Technical

The title given to the lab’s method of selecting the printing lights for the appropriate exposure and color to create a print.  The term “timing” is not what it sounds like, as there is not much to do with actual time.

Timing Lights / Printing Lights Film

Equipment

The lamps of the contact printer used at a lab that are measured on a scale of 1-50 in regard to their brightness.  50 is the brightest, and 1 is the darkest.  The darker the light is on the negative, the brighter the print will be.  The colors red, green and blue are used in color printing. 

Timing Print Film

Product

A recording of the timing lights and relational footages that is used by a lab to create a print.  It is used to go through the film footage and analyze whether or not there is room for any corrections.  Corrections that need to be made are written on the timing report (such as scratches…etc). 

tinting strength Color

General
The ability of a particular color to impact or change a paint mixture.

toe space Carpentry

General
An area at a floor line of a built-in unit. Toe spaces allow a person to be near while preventing touching the space with one's foot.

toeboard Carpentry

General
A board of at least 4 inches in width that is positioned over planking to prevent equipment from sliding down onto workers below. It is often used on scaffolds.

toenailing Carpentry

Technical
The technique od slanting a nail into a surface in order to drive it further into another member below.

Tombstoning Graphic Design

General

Tombstoning occurs when two or multiple headings are positioned horizontally on a page in multi-column publications.

Tone Film

General

Tone may refer to a 1,000 Hz sine wave that is placed at the start of a tape to give a steady volume during the transferring of sound.  Tone may also refer to the tone of the room.

tone on tone Interior Decorating

Technical
A tone woven into a piece of fabric of the same color; this effect creates an interesting texture upon the fabric.

toned support or ground Color

Product
A canvas or piece of paper prepared with a wash or undertone before a painting or drawing begins.

Toner Art Materials and General Art Terms

Product

A dye that is not laked that can migrate or bleed in paint films that are dry.

Tooth Art Materials and General Art Terms

General

A type of texture that features a small even grain.  It allows for some attachment for layers of a medium, such as paint or pastel.

Top Coat Painting

General

A hardwearing durable decorative surface.

Track Graphic Design

Technical

To track is to lessen the amount of space placed uniformly among characters in a line.  (This is not the same thing as kerning – a lessening of the amount of space among particular characters.)

Tracking Shot Film

General

A shot that involves the placement of a camera on a dolly that is then moved during the filming of a scene.  A tracking shot may also be referred to as a dolly shot.

Traction Art Materials and General Art Terms

General

The traveling or movement of one oil paint layer over another layer of paint.

Tragacanth Art Materials and General Art Terms

Product

A binding agent created from Astragalus plants; the gum functions in pastels and watercolor paints. 

transformer Carpentry

Product
An instrument that changes the voltage behavior of the flow of electricity.

transom Carpentry

General
An opening over a door divided by a transom bar. Frequently a transom holds a louver panel or sash that is attached to the transom bar.

transparency Color

General
The ability of a dye or paint to permit a secondary color to come through.

transplant Gardening

General
A plant that has been recently transferred to a new spot in the ground or to a pot.

trap Carpentry

General
An instrument that creates a liquid trap seal that stops sewer gases from traveling and moving into a building structure.

Trapezius Artist Anatomy

General

Part shoulder girdle, the trapezius extends from a short horizontal line on the base of the skull to all of the vertebrae down to the 10th thoracic.  It is located at the spine of the scapula, the medial side of the acromion process of the scapula, and the lateral third of the clavicle.  Its upper third raises the scapula.  With the scapula remaining motionless, it draws the head upright, backward, toward the shoulder, and rotates the face to the opposite side. Its middle third brings the scapula towards the spine. The lower third brings it downward. Both sides work together to extend the head.

trapunto Quilting

Technical
A type of quilting method that elevates a quilt's design in relief by placing stuffing behind it.

trapunto needle Quilting

Equipment
A kind of needle that is 6" long and contains a large eye and blunt point. It is good for placing the needle through the layers of a quilt for stuffing.

traveling Quilting

Technical
A technique that transfers a quilting needle from point A to point B past the sections of stuffing.

tread Carpentry

General
The section of a step that a person puts one's foot.

tree Gardening

General
A plant displaying a trunk and covered at its top with extending branches.

triad Color

General
The three color scheme on the color wheel based on a logical relationship.

triangle-squares Quilting

Equipment
A square that is created out of combining the hypotenuses of two triangles.

Triceps Artist Anatomy

General

Part of the upper arm, the triceps include the medial and lateral heads that join to the posterior surface of the humerus. The long head joins to the lower border of the scapula, nearby to the arm socket.    All the heads connect to the triceps tendon that is positioned at the base of the ulna on its posterior side (the point is called the olecranon).    The triceps are responsible for extending the arm at elbow.

trim Carpentry

Product
A building's finish materials. Examples of trim include trim on a window or door. Moldings placed around floors or ceiling are also known as trim.

Trim Bin / Editing Bin / Bin Film

Equipment

A bin on wheels that includes a lining of a fabric bag.  The bin’s top contains a row of pins from which one can hang film during the editing process.  A trim bin is not a place for garbage, it is also not a place for trims.  Rather, a trim bin is for out-takes and selects. 

trimmer Carpentry

General
The floor joist or beam upon which a header is framed; this in turn enhances the suport to the opening.

trimmer stud Carpentry

General
A stud that upholds a header for the opening of the wall. It projects from the sole plate and extends to the lowest point of the header.

Trims Film

General

Often a foot or less, trims are out-takes of a couple frames.  In order to stop any trims from getting lost, trims are placed separately from longer out-takes.  Usually they are placed in a trim book or in a separate vault box. 

triple wall Carpentry

General
A kind of chimney flue that is created out of three pipes made of metal. Danger is prevented from the concentric organization and installation is made simple because of its light weight.

tripod Carpentry

Equipment
A holder for a builder's level. It is made out of three inclining legs that maintain stability from friction with contact with the ground.

Tripod Head Film

Equipment

The segment of the tripod that includes the tilting device and the pan that the camera is joined to.

Trochlea Artist Anatomy

General

A term describing a type of bone concave form, a trochlea is formed in a spool shape to take in a convexity at a joint and permit movement solely through one plane.

trombe wall Carpentry

General
A wall of masonry adjacent to the outside glazing that colects solar energy in passive solar construction. Felix Trombe is credited for its design.

Tromple L’oeil Art Materials and General Art Terms

General

A French term meaning “deceive the eye.”  It refers to a painting that is done with immaculate detail so as to deceive the viewer that what he/she is viewing is in actuality the object, not an illusion of the object.

 

true leaves Gardening

General
Leaves that originate from a seedling at some point after the cotyledon leaves. The initial leaves of a tree are not true to the plant's type, which is why the second batch of leaves are termed "true" leaves.

truss Carpentry

Product
A structural piece that is made out of bars, ties and beams. It is designed to create triangles. A truss allows for a firm support across wide distances with only a small amount of material.

Tsundere Anime / Manga

General

Tsundere refers to a personality that is at first defensive and aggressive, but as time goes by becomes affectionate and emotionally open.  One good example of tsundere is Asuka Langley Soryu of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

tuber Gardening

General
Similar to a bulb. It contains a swollen stem or branch with buds that is often under the soil. A dahlia is an example of a tuber.

Tuberosity Artist Anatomy

General

A term describing a type of bone convex form, a tuberosity is a tall, extended bump.

Tufted Carpets/Rugs

General

Pile material attached to a backing material prior to the fixing of a 2nd layer of backing material.  It lends more structural strength to the unit. 

tufted quilt Quilting

General
A kind of quilt that uses thread or yarn ties to keep its layers together rather than quilting stitches. Also known as tied quilt or comforter.

tufting Quilting

Technical
The method of tufting or securing the layers of a quilt together through the use of ties.

Tungsten Film

General

Tungsten is 3,200K; it is the color temperature of artificial light on a color temperature scale  A tungsten filament is used for quartz lights.  Quartz lights burn at 3,200K, which is how the term originated.  If one is shooting film inside, one should use color film that is balanced for tungsten light.  If this is not done, the resulting image will take on an orange tinge.  Similarly, a correction filter should be used for tungsten balanced film when shooting outside so the resulting image will not appear too blue.  

tungsten electrode Welding

Product
An electrode utilized in TIG welding that is non-consumable; a tungsten melting point is 5432 degrees F (3000C).

Turret Film

Equipment

A turret is a lens mount that rotates; it provides the opportunity to mount multiple lenses on a camera.  This in turn makes it possible to quickly move from one lens to the next.  The lens that is in use at the time of shooting a scene is called a “taking lens.” 

Tweed Textiles

General

Woven material created from threads of colored wool; it may be a medium-weight or heavy-weight.

Twist Carpets/Rugs

General

Multiple or a couple pieces of yarn twisted together in order to make a carpet.  Greater durability and a better maintenance of a carpet's texture are made possible the more closely the yarn threads are twisted together.

two point perspective Art Perspective

General

Two-point perspective is a type of linear perspective.  All categories of linear perspective include a horizon line and a stationary point (the position of the observer).  In two-point perspective, there exist two points from which an object’s lines radiate from; the sides of the object vanish to one of two vanishing points on the horizon line. An object’s vertical lines do not relate to the perspective rules of the horizontal lines.  By changing the vanishing points of the object, one can make increase or decrease the size of the object. Two-point perspective is the same as angular perspective. 

two-bar unit Quilting

General
A square created from combining the longs sides of two rectangles together.

two-block set Quilting

General
An organization of blocks in which one kind of patchwork block is placed off and on with another kind of patchwork block. Snowball and Irish Chain are common two-block sets.

two-triangle alternate block set Quilting

General
An organization of blocks in which blocks are placed off and on with blocks created out of dark and light triangles. An example of a two-triangle alternate block set is the Barn Raising set.

two-way fabric designs Quilting

General
A material print that contains two different motifs with each going the opposite direction of the other.

Type Alignment Graphic Design

General

Type alignment is the placement of white space in a line of type in which the characters at their standard set width do not exactly fill the line length.  One may position type to be aligned either centered, right, right-justified, or left. 

Type Families Graphic Design

General

Type families are a group of typefaces that are created with a similar design; however they each differ in their proportions and weights. 

Typeface Graphic Design

General

Typeface is the set of characters designed by a type designer that involves both the lowercase and uppercase alphabetical characters, special characters, punctuation, and numbers.  Each typeface includes several fonts with various styles and sizes.