23-letter words containing c, o, d, g
- moving target indicator — a Doppler-radar presentation that indicates moving targets only, stationary objects reflecting signals that the system rejects. Abbreviation: MTI.
- non-destructive testing — Non-destructive testing is the examination of the quality of a component without changing it in any way.
- nondisclosure agreement — a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. Abbreviation: NDA.
- on-line data processing — the storing or processing of data on a computer using the internet
- overnight accommodation — accommodation provided by an establishment (such as a hotel) where guests can sleep or spend the night
- painting and decorating — interior decoration
- pentagonal dodecahedron — pyritohedron.
- percentage distribution — a frequency distribution is which individual frequencies are shown as a percentage of the total frequencies
- photoelectric magnitude — the magnitude of a star determined using a photometer plus a filter to select light or other radiation of the desired wavelength
- precipitation hardening — a process in which alloys are strengthened by the formation, in their lattice, of a fine dispersion of one component when the metal is quenched from a high temperature and aged at an intermediate temperature
- productivity bargaining — the process of reaching an agreement (productivity agreement) through collective bargaining whereby the employees of an organization agree to changes which are intended to improve productivity in return for an increase in pay or other benefits
- put the record straight — to correct an error or misunderstanding
- radio direction finding — the act or process of finding the direction to a radio source by comparing the signal strength of antennae pointing in different directions
- rectangular coordinates — Usually, rectangular coordinates. either of two Cartesian coordinates in which the axes meet at right angles.
- respondent conditioning — conditioning (def 2).
- school (crossing) guard — a person, either an adult or an older student, whose duty it is to help children cross streets near schools safely
- spigot and socket joint — a joint between two pipes using male and female parts
- staggered directorships — a defence against unwelcome takeover bids in which a company resolves that its directors should serve staggered terms of office and that no director can be removed from office without just cause, thus preventing a bidder from controlling the board for some years
- state-trading countries — countries whose export and import trading is government controlled
- stock and station agent — a firm dealing in and financing farm activities
- to do intelligence work — to serve in the Intelligence Corps; to collect and analyze military information
- to send someone packing — If you send someone packing, you make them go away.
- trigonal trisoctahedron — a trisoctahedron whose faces are triangles.
- unconditional discharge — the release of a defendant without having to spend time on parole or probation
- voter registration card — a card that enables a person to register in order to vote