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TFL

TFL is the initialism of tensor fasciae latae.

TFL is the initialism of True Forced Loneliness.

Meaning of tensor fasciae latae

Noun

tensor fasciae latae (plural *tensores fasciarum latarum or tensor fasciae latae muscles)

  1. A muscle that arises especially from the anterior part of the iliac crest and from the anterior superior iliac spine, is inserted into the iliotibial band of the fascia lata about one third of the way down the thigh, and acts to flex and abduct the thigh.
    Synonyms:
    TFL

Proper noun capitalized: TfL

TfL

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Transport for London.
    • Christian Wolmar, the transport historian and prospective Labour mayoral candidate, gives qualified approval to the idea that TfL is a hotbed of innovation.2014 August 13, Gwyn Topham, “Open data and driverless buses: how London transport heads to the future”, in The Guardian

Forms of TFL

pluralTFLs

Questions about TFL

What is TFL the initialism of?
TFL is the initialism of tensor fasciae latae.
What part of speech is TFL?
TFL is a proper noun.

Words near TFL in the dictionary

  1. TfGM
  2. TFH
  3. TFHs
  4. TFI
  5. tfillin
  6. TFL
  7. TFLs
  8. TFMPP
  9. TFN
  10. TFNs
  11. tformer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: TFL (page history and authors); TfL (page history and authors); tensor fasciae latae (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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