11-letter words containing c, i, t, y, a, n
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- placatingly — in a placating manner
- platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
- play-acting — Play-acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
- polyactinal — possessing many rays
- potvaliancy — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- presynaptic — being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse.
- punctuality — the quality or state of being punctual.
- ray casting — (graphics) A simplified form of ray tracing. A ray is fired from each pixel in the view plane, and information is accumulated from all the voxels in the volume data it intersects. Each voxel is first given an associated colour and opacity. The ray is sampled at a fixed number of evenly spaced locations and the colour and opacity are trilinearly interpolated from the eight nearest voxels. These are then composed linearly back to front to give a single colour for the pixel. Ray casting was invented by John Carmack for the game Wolfenstein 3D. It is faster and lower quality than ray tracing, and is ideal for interactive applications. It parallelises well, although random access is needed to the voxels.
- ray tracing — (graphics) A technique used in computer graphics to create realistic images by calculating the paths taken by rays of light entering the observer's eye at different angles. The paths are traced backward from the viewpoint, through a point (a pixel) in the image plane until they hit some object in the scene or go off to infinity. Objects are modelled as collections of abutting surfaces which may be rectangles, triangles, or more complicated shapes such as 3D splines. The optical properties of different surfaces (colour, reflectance, transmitance, refraction, texture) also affect how it will contribute to the colour and brightness of the ray. The position, colour, and brightness of light sources, including ambient lighting, is also taken into account. Ray tracing is an ideal application for parallel processing since there are many pixels, each of whose values is independent and can thus be calculated in parallel. Compare: radiosity.
- reactionary — of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
- snatchingly — in a snatching manner
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- synanthetic — relating to synanthesis
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- syndication — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- synonymatic — relating to, or made up of, synonyms
- syntactical — of or relating to syntax: syntactic errors in English; the syntactic rules for computer source code.
- syntagmatic — pertaining to a relationship among linguistic elements that occur sequentially in the chain of speech or writing, as the relationship between the sun and is shining or the and sun in the sentence The sun is shining.
- synthetical — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- tachina fly — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Tachinidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on caterpillars, beetles, and other insects.
- taciturnity — Scots Law. the relinquishing of a legal right through an unduly long delay, as by the silence of the creditor.
- technically — belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like: technical skill.
- telodynamic — pertaining to the transmission of mechanical power over considerable distances, as by means of endless cables on pulleys.
- tenaciously — holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of): a tenacious grip on my arm; tenacious of old habits.
- thiocyanate — a salt or ester of thiocyanic acid, as sodium thiocyanate, NaSCN.
- titanically — (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Titans.
- titanomachy — the unsuccessful revolt of the family of the Titan Iapetus against Zeus
- to a nicety — with precision
- tracklaying — (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels
- traducingly — in a traducing manner
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- typicalness — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- tyrannicide — the act of killing a tyrant.
- uncertainly — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- unethically — lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- unsociality — the quality of being unsocial
- untypically — in a manner that is not typical
- vaccinatory — used for or relating to vaccination
- vaginectomy — excision of part or all of the vagina.
- vanity case — a small luggage bag or case for holding cosmetics or toiletries.
- vindicatory — tending or serving to vindicate.
- volcanicity — of or relating to a volcano: a volcanic eruption.
- vulcanicity — a branch of geology studying volcanic action