Glossary

(thre tǝnd): Having an uncertain chance of continued survival; likely to become an endangered species.

(thresh hōld): A level, point, or value above which something will take place and below which it will not.

(tim bǝr): Trees that are still growing or their wood.

(tō pə gra fik): Of, related to, or concerned with the physical features that make up the topography (tə pä grə fē) of an area, such as mountains, valleys, plains, and bodies of water.

(tǝ päg rǝ fē): The shape and height and depth of the features of a place.

(tō təm pȯl): A pole carved and painted with totems and set up by native Alaskan peoples. A totem is an honored symbol.

Containing or being a poisonous material, which may be capable of causing death or serious illness.

(trə di shə nəl): Adhering to past practices or established conventions; based on custom.

(trə jek t(ə-)rē): The curved path along which something (such as a rocket) moves through the air or through space.

(tram p(ǝ) liŋ): Walking or traveling heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure things underfoot.

(tran(t) skrīb): To make a copy of (dictated or recorded matter) in longhand or on a machine (as a computer).

(tran(t) sekt): A sample area usually in the form of a long continuous strip.

(tran zi shən): A changing from one state, stage, place, or subject to another.

(tran(t)s mi shən): The process of transferring from one person, animal, or place, to another.

(trans mit): To transfer from one person, animal, or place, to another.

(tran(t)s pə rā shən): The process by which plants give off water vapor through the stomata in their leaves.

(trēt mǝnt): Something that researchers administer or change in experimental units to test something or run a trial.

(tre mər): A small movement of the earth before or after an earthquake.

(trend): The general movement over time of a statistically detectable change.

(trī bǝl): Of, relating to, or characteristic of a Tribe, in this case an American Indian Tribe.