13-letter words containing c, o, n, f, r, t
- count rumford — Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
- counter shaft — A counter shaft is a shaft that runs parallel to the main shaft in a gearbox, and carries the pinion wheels.
- counter staff — people who work behind the counter of a bank, post office, etc
- countereffort — an effort responding to, or retaliating against, another effort
- counterfeited — Simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit.
- counterfeiter — made in imitation so as to be passed off fraudulently or deceptively as genuine; not genuine; forged: counterfeit dollar bills.
- counterfeitly — in a counterfeit manner
- counteroffers — Plural form of counteroffer.
- counterproofs — Plural form of counterproof.
- counterreform — a reform which opposes or acts against another reform
- countershafts — Plural form of countershaft.
- country fever — malaria.
- craftspersons — Plural form of craftsperson.
- cross-footing — Accounting. to total figures horizontally across columns instead of vertically.
- discomforting — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconformity — Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity.
- ear infection — an infection that affects the ear
- extractor fan — a fan used in kitchens, bathrooms, workshops, etc, to remove stale air or fumes
- factorisation — Alternative spelling of factorization.
- factorization — Mathematics. to resolve into factors.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- fat electrons — (electronics, humour) Old-time hacker David Cargill's theory on the cause of computer glitches. Your typical electricity company draws its line current out of the big generators with a pair of coil taps located near the top of the dynamo. When the normal tap brushes get dirty, they take them off line to clean them up, and use special auxiliary taps on the *bottom* of the coil. Now, this is a problem, because when they do that they get not ordinary or "thin" electrons, but the fat sloppy electrons that are heavier and so settle to the bottom of the generator. These flow down ordinary wires just fine, but when they have to turn a sharp corner (as in an integrated-circuit via), they're apt to get stuck. This is what causes computer glitches. Compare bogon, magic smoke.
- ferroconcrete — reinforced concrete.
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- firnification — the process by which snow changes into névé.
- flood control — the act or technique of controlling river flow with dams, dikes, artificial channels, etc., so as to minimize the occurrence of floods.
- fluorescently — In a fluorescent manner; using fluorescence.
- flying doctor — a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.
- fonctionnaire — a civil servant
- for-instances — an instance or example: Give me a for-instance of what you mean.
- form function — (jargon) The shape of something designed. This term is currently (Feb 1998) in vogue among marketroids.
- fortification — the act of fortifying or strengthening.
- fractionalise — Alt form fractionalize.
- fractionalism — the state of being separate or inharmonious
- fractionalist — an advocate or supporter of fractionalism
- fractionalize — Divide (someone or something) into separate groups or parts.
- fractionating — Present participle of fractionate.
- fractionation — the act or process of fractionating.
- fractiousness — refractory or unruly: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
- fracture zone — a long, narrow rift on the ocean floor, separating areas of differing depth: where such a zone crosses a mid-ocean ridge, it displaces the ridge by faulting.
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
- free electron — an electron that is not attached to an atom or molecule and is free to respond to outside forces.
- friction feed — (printer) A method some printers and plotters use to move paper by rotating one or both of a pair of spring-loaded rubber-coated rollers with the paper sandwiched between them. Friction feed printers are notorious for slipping when the rollers wear out, but can take standard typing paper. For printers with a sheet feeder, friction feed is more appropriate than sprocket feed which requires the holes in the paper to engage with the sprockets of the feed mechanism.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- friction pile — a pile depending on the friction of surrounding earth for support.
- friction tape — a cloth or plastic adhesive tape, containing a moisture-resistant substance, used especially to insulate and protect electrical wires and conductors.
- frontispieces — Plural form of frontispiece.
- frumentaceous — of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain.
- fuel injector — injector (def 2b).
- function room — a room designated for official or formal social gatherings or ceremonies