17-letter words containing c, e, r, v, l
- incomprehensively — In an incomprehensive manner.
- incremental value — increased value measured on an index or scale
- instance variable — (programming) In object-oriented programming, one of the variables of a class template which may have a different value for each object of that class. Instance variables hold the state of an object.
- inter-convertible — to subject to interconversion; interchange.
- intersubjectively — (philosophy) In an intersubjective way; between or among multiple subjects.
- inventory control — the process of monitoring and adjusting the amount of items available, esp to avoid having too many or too few for current demand
- invincible armada — Armada.
- irrecoverableness — The quality of being irrecoverable.
- kiloelectron volt — 1000 electron-volts. Abbreviation: keV, kev.
- kvatro telecom as — (company) The company that maintains Mary. Address: Trondheim, Norway.
- leonardo da vinci — Leonardo [lee-uh-nahr-doh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- level compensator — an automatic gain control device used in the receivers of telegraphic circuits.
- locomotive driver — an engine driver
- macroevolutionary — Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution.
- maurice chevalier — Maurice (Auguste) [maw-rees aw-guh st;; French moh-rees oh-gyst] /mɔˈris ˈɔ gəst;; French moʊˈris oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1888–1972, French actor and singer.
- megaelectron volt — million electron volts.
- microevolutionary — Of or pertaining to microevolution.
- mikhail gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- military covenant — the supposed understanding that members of the armed forces and their families will be supported by the state in the event of injury or death in the course of duty
- negative particle — a word that indicates negativity, for example 'not' in English or 'ne pas' in French
- never looked back — If you say that someone did something and then never looked back, you mean that they were very successful from that time on.
- non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- official receiver — an officer appointed by the Insolvency Service to receive the income and manage the estate of a bankrupt pending the appointment of a trustee in bankruptcy
- once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
- once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
- overreach oneself — to fail because of trying to do more than one can
- palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
- paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
- particle velocity — the velocity of a point in a medium that is undergoing wave motion.
- peripheral device — peripheral
- pluvius insurance — insurance against rain
- positive electron — positron.
- private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
- production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
- provincial police — (in Canada) the police force of a province, esp Ontario or Quebec
- receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
- recorded delivery — If you send a letter or parcel recorded delivery, you send it using a Post Office service which gives you an official record of the fact that it has been posted and delivered.
- recoverable error — a program error that can be corrected and does not cause the program to fail or irretrievably lose data.
- relativistic mass — the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases.
- replacement value — insurance: sum required to replace sth
- reproductive cell — gamete.
- revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
- row-level locking — (database) A technique used in database management systems, where a row is locked for writing to prevent other users from accessing data being while it is being updated. Other techniques are table locking and MVCC.
- selective service — compulsory military service.
- self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
- silver collection — a collection that consists of silver coins that is made at a meeting etc
- soil conservation — any of various methods to achieve the maximum utilization of the land and preserve its resources through such controls as crop rotation, prevention of soil erosion, etc.
- special privilege — exclusive advantage
- structural survey — an examination of a property carried out by surveyor which should reveal any problems with the building