Defn: A kind of two-wheeled vehicle with seats back to back, the front one somewhat elevated.
TANDEM ENGINE
Tandem engine.
Defn: A steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in line, with a common piston rod.
TANDEM SYSTEM
Tandem system. (Elec.)
Defn: = Cascade system.
TANG
Tang, n. Etym: [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang seaweed, Sw. tång,
Icel. þang. Cf. Tangle.] (Bot.)
Defn: A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus). Dr. Prior. Tang sparrow (Zoöl.), the rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
TANG Tang, n. Etym: [Probably fr. OD. tanger sharp, tart, literally, pinching; akin to E. tongs. *59. See Tong.]
1. A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
2. Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang. Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny. Fuller. A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics. Jeffrey.