13-letter words containing c, e, t, o
- computer file — file
- computer game — A computer game is a game that you play on a computer or on a small portable piece of electronic equipment.
- computer geek — (jargon) (Or "turbo nerd", "turbo geek") One who eats (computer) bugs for a living. One who fulfils all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hackers: an asocial, malodourous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all the personality of a cheese grater. The term cannot be used by outsiders without implied insult to all hackers; compare black-on-black usage of "nigger". A computer geek may be either a fundamentally clueless individual or a proto-hacker in larval stage. See also Alpha Geek, propeller head, clustergeeking, geek out, wannabee, terminal junkie, spod, weenie.
- computer nerd — someone who is inordinately preoccupied with using computers, at the expense of ordinary social skills
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- computerphobe — a person with a strong fear or dislike of computers
- comstock lode — an extensive gold and silver vein in W Nevada, near Virginia City
- concatenating — Present participle of concatenate.
- concatenation — A concatenation of things or events is their occurrence one after another, because they are linked.
- concatenative — Linked in a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; successive.
- conceitedness — having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.
- concelebrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concelebrate.
- concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
- concentration — Concentration on something involves giving all your attention to it.
- concentrative — tending to concentrate; characterized by concentration
- concentrators — Plural form of concentrator.
- concentricity — having a common center, as circles or spheres.
- concept album — an album that has a unifying theme or that tells a single story
- conceptualise — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualism — the philosophical theory that the application of general words to a variety of objects reflects the existence of some mental entity through which the application is mediated and which constitutes the meaning of the term
- conceptualist — any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Compare nominalism, realism (def 5).
- conceptuality — a conceptualization
- conceptualize — If you conceptualize something, you form an idea of it in your mind.
- concert grand — a full-size grand piano, usually around 7 feet in length
- concert party — a musical entertainment popular in the early 20th century, esp one at a British seaside resort
- concert pitch — the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C
- concertedness — the state of being concerted
- concertgebouw — a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II
- concertinaing — Present participle of concertina.
- concertmaster — The concertmaster of an orchestra is the most senior violin player, who acts as a deputy to the conductor.
- concessionist — a person who supports or recommends concession
- concomitances — Plural form of concomitance.
- concrete noun — a noun that refers to a material object, as for example horse
- concrete poet — a writer of concrete poetry.
- concretionary — formed by concretion; consisting of concreted matter or masses.
- concurrent ml — (language) (CML) A concurrent extension of SML/NJ written by J. Reppy at Cornell University in 1990. CML supports dynamic thread creation and synchronous message passing on typed channels. Threads are implemented using first-class continuations. First-class synchronous operations allow users to tailor their synchronisation abstractions for their application. CML also supports both stream I/O and low-level I/O in an integrated fashion. E-mail: <[email protected]> (bugs).
- condemnations — Plural form of condemnation.
- condensations — Plural form of condensation.
- condescendent — to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity.
- conditionable — able to be conditioned
- conduct sheet — a form for detailing information about a person's offences and punishments
- conductimetry — the science of measuring the conductivity of solutions.
- confarreation — (in ancient Rome) the highest form of marriage, which was marked by the offering of a cake to Jupiter
- confectionary — a place where confections are kept or made
- confectioners — Plural form of confectioner.
- confectionery — Confectionery is sweets and chocolates.
- confectioning — a sweet preparation of fruit or the like, as a preserve or candy.
- confederating — Present participle of confederate.
- confederation — A confederation is an organization or group consisting of smaller groups or states, especially one that exists for business or political purposes.