te Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
    atomic number 52; tellurium.
  2. noun the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization
    si; ti.

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