14-letter words containing c, e
- c preprocessor — (tool, programming) (cpp) The standard Unix macro-expansion utility run as the first phase of the C compiler, cc. Cpp interprets lines beginning with "#" such as #define BUFFER_SIZE 256 as a textual assignment giving the symbol BUFFER_SIZE a value "256". Symbols defined with cpp are traditionally given upper case names to distinguish them from C identifiers. This symbol can be used later in the input, as in char input_buffer[BUFFER_SIZE]; This use of cpp to name constants, rather than writing these magic numbers inline, makes a program easier to read and maintain, especially if there is more than one occurrence of BUFFER_SIZE all of which must all have the same value. Cpp macros can have parameters: #define BIT(n) (1<<(n)) This can be used with any appropriate actual argument: msb = BIT(nbits-1); Note the parentheses around the "n" in the definition of BIT. Without these, operator precedence might mean that the expression substituted in place of n might not be interpreted correctly (though the example above would be OK). Cpp also supports conditional compilation with the use of #ifdef SYMBOL ... #else ... #endif and #if EXPR ... #else ... #endif constructs, where SYMBOL is a Cpp symbol which may or may not be defined and EXPR is an arithmetic expression involving only Cpp symbols, constants and C operators which Cpp can evaluate to a constant at compile time. The most widely used C preprocessor today is the GNU CPP, distributed as part of GCC.
- c with classes — Short-lived predecessor to C++.
- cabbage looper — the larva of a noctuid moth, Trichoplusia ni, common throughout the U.S. and Canada, that feeds on a wide variety of vegetable crops, especially cabbage and lettuce.
- cabeza de vaca — ˈÁl‧ˈvar Núñez (ˈɑlvɑʀˈnunjɛθ) ; älˈvärno̅oˈnyet h) 1490?-1557?; Sp. explorer in the Americas
- cable trunking — Cable trunking is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables and provide space for other electrical equipment.
- cable's length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- cache conflict — (storage) A sequence of accesses to memory repeatedly overwriting the same cache entry. This can happen if two blocks of data, which are mapped to the same set of cache locations, are needed simultaneously. For example, in the case of a direct mapped cache, if arrays A, B, and C map to the same range of cache locations, thrashing will occur when the following loop is executed: See also ping-pong.
- cadaverousness — of or like a corpse.
- cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium.
- cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
- cadmium yellow — a very vivid yellow containing cadmium sulphide
- cadogan teapot — a lidless teapot that is made from or in imitation of an inverted Chinese wine pot and is filled through the bottom.
- cafe con leche — a drink made by mixing strong coffee with hot or scalded milk
- café macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- cafeteria plan — a fringe-benefit plan under which employees may choose from among various benefits those that best fit their needs, up to a specified dollar value.
- cagayan de oro — city in E Mindanao, in the Philippines; pop. 340,000
- cairngormstone — (mineral, rare) A yellow or smoky brown variety of rock crystal, found especially in the mountains of w Cairngorm in Scotland.
- calamata olive — a purplish-black, almond-shaped olive with a fruity flavor and meaty texture, often split and cured in brine and packed in vinegar.
- calamine brass — an alloy of zinc carbonate and copper, formerly used to imitate gold.
- calculatedness — the state of being calculated
- calendar clock — a clock that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time, and sometimes indicates the phases of the moon and other periodical data.
- calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
- calendar watch — a watch that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time.
- calgary redeye — a drink consisting of a mixture of beer and tomato juice.
- call of nature — Some people talk about a call of nature when referring politely to the need to go to the toilet.
- call screening — a facility that plays an announcement and records messages, enabling the person called to decide whether or not to answer the call
- call the shots — The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.
- call-up papers — a letter containing order to report for service
- caller display — a facility which shows the number of an incoming call
- caloosahatchee — a river in S Florida, flowing W to the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers. 75 miles (121 km) long.
- caloric energy — energy measured in calories
- calumniousness — Calumny.
- cambridge blue — a lightish blue colour
- cambridge lisp — A flavour of Lisp using BCPL. Sources owned by Fitznorman partners.
- cambridgeshire — a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)
- camelopardalis — a N constellation between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia; the Giraffe
- camera obscura — a darkened chamber or small building in which images of outside objects are projected onto a flat surface by a convex lens in an aperture
- camouflageable — able to be camouflaged
- camp counselor — activities supervisor
- camp fire girl — a girl who is a member of Camp Fire, Inc., an organization for girls founded in 1910, and since 1975 also including boys, to promote character-building activities
- camp pendleton — a U.S. Marine Corps base in SW California on the Gulf of Santa Catalina.
- campaign chest — money collected and set aside for use in a campaign, especially a political one; a campaign fund.
- campaign medal — a medal awarded for performance of specified service, usually in time of war or national emergency.
- campanulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Campanulaceae, a family of temperate and subtropical plants, including the campanulas, having bell-shaped nodding flowers
- campeachy wood — wood from the Central American tree Haematoxylon campechianum
- camphor laurel — an Australian name for the camphor tree, now occurring in the wild in parts of Australia
- campina grande — a city in NE Brazil, in E Paraíba state. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)
- campylobacters — Plural form of campylobacter.
- can't help but — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- can't help sth — If you can't help the way you feel or behave, you cannot control it or stop it happening. You can also say that you can't help yourself.