te

(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. Synonyms: tellurium, Te, atomic number 52.

(noun) the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization. Synonyms: ti, si.