22-letter words containing a, d, o, r, s, e

delayed-action shutter — a camera shutter that opens after an interval set by the photographer
descriptive cataloging — the aspect of cataloging concerned with the bibliographic and physical description of a book, recording, or other work, accounting for such items as author or performer, title, edition, and imprint as opposed to subject content.
developmental disorder — any condition, such as autism or dyslexia, that appears in childhood and is characterized by delay in the development of one or more psychological functions, such as language skill
digital control system — (systems) (DCS) A digital computer used for real-time control of a dynamic system, usually in an industrial environment, possibly as part of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system. A DCS samples feedback from the system under control and modifies the control signals in an attempt to achieve some desired behaviour. Analysis of such digital-analogue feedback systems can involve mathematical methods such as difference equations, Laplace transforms, z transfer functions, state space models and state transition matrices.
director of admissions — a member of a university staff who is in overall charge of admissions to the university and its courses
directory system agent — (DSA) The software that provides the X.500 Directory Service for a portion of the directory information base. Generally, each DSA is responsible for the directory information for a single organisation or organisational unit.
disciplinary committee — a committee charged with examining alleged breaches of discipline within an organization, profession, etc and adjudicating on them
dishonorable discharge — the discharge of a person from military service for an offense more serious than one for which a bad-conduct discharge is given.
disposable soma theory — the theory that ageing is caused by the body having increasingly fewer resources to allocate towards repairing wear and damage to tissues
distributed generation — A distributed generation system involves a person or company generating some of their power requirements in different ways, such as locally, or using renewable energy, in order to avoid taking it all from the grid.
distributive education — a special program of vocational education at the high-school level in which a student is employed part-time, receiving on-the-job training, and also attends classes, most of which pertain directly to the student's vocational field.
do a number on someone — to manipulate or trick someone
dog's dinner/breakfast — You describe something as a dog's breakfast or dog's dinner in order to express your disapproval of it, for example because it is very untidy, badly organized, or badly done.
dominant seventh chord — a chord consisting of the dominant and the major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh above it. Its most natural resolution is to a chord on the tonic
don't misunderstand me — You can say don't misunderstand me when you want to correct a wrong impression that you think someone may have got about what you are saying.
earn one's daily bread — to earn one's living
earth inductor compass — a compass actuated by induction from the earth's magnetic field.
economy-class syndrome — Economy-class syndrome is a serious medical condition caused by blood clots in the legs moving up to the lungs; used especially in connection with long-haul flights.
emergency road service — a form of motoring insurance that sends assistance to drivers when their vehicles break down on a journey; it is provided either by the national or regional automobile association or by a private insurance company
end transmission block — (character) (ETB) The mnemonic for ASCII character 23.
federal crop insurance — insurance against the failure of certain crops provided to farmers and producers by the Federal Government
federal district court — district court (def 2).
fetal alcohol syndrome — a pattern of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy: considered as one of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Abbreviation: FAS.
forced place insurance — Forced place insurance is insurance taken out by a bank or creditor on an uninsured debtor's behalf on a property that is being used as collateral.
free and common socage — Medieval History. land held by a tenant who rendered certain honorable and nonservile duties to his lord.
geographic determinism — a doctrine that regards geographical conditions as the determining or molding agency of group life.
get a word in edgeways — to succeed in interrupting a conversation in which someone else is talking incessantly
get a word in edgewise — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
gloria in excelsis deo — the hymn beginning, in Latin, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, “Glory in the highest to God,” and in the English version, “Glory be to God on high.”.
gold-exchange standard — a monetary system in one country in which currency is maintained at a par with that of another country that is on the gold standard.
gravitational redshift — (in general relativity) the shift toward longer wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source in a gravitational field, especially at the surface of a massive star.
great glen of scotland — Glen More
green around the gills — the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
hans christian oersted — Hans Christian [hahns kris-tyahn] /hɑns ˈkrɪs tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1777–1851, Danish physicist.
hereford and worcester — a county in W England. 1516 sq. mi. (3926 sq. km).
hook, line, and sinker — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
horn-rimmed spectacles — spectacles with rims made of material resembling horn
horseradish peroxidase — Histology. an enzyme, isolated from horseradish, that when microinjected can be detected by the colored products of the reaction it catalyzes, used as a tracer, as in tracing the route of a motor neuron from the cell body in the spinal cord to the muscle it innervates.
house of bernarda alba — a drama (1941) by Federico García Lorca.
hundreds and thousands — tiny beads of brightly coloured sugar, used in decorating cakes, sweets, etc
in all one's born days — so far in one's life
in one's birthday suit — naked; nude
in one's own back yard — close at hand
in your wildest dreams — If you say that you could not imagine a particular thing in your wildest dreams, you are emphasizing that you think it is extremely strange or unlikely.
independent assortment — law of independent assortment.
industrial archaeology — the study of past industrial machines, works, etc
industrialized country — a country characterized by industry on an extensive scale
international standard — (standard) The series of standards from ISO and its subcommitees.
interoperable database — A database front-end which communicates with multiple heterogenous databases and makes them appear as a single homogenous entity with semantic calls. See ODBC.
jacquard, joseph-marie — Joseph-Marie Jacquard

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?