21-letter words containing c, r, a, t
- a crying need for sth — If you say that there is a crying need for something, you mean that there is a very great need for it.
- a nasty piece of work — If you say that someone is a nasty piece of work, you mean that they are very unkind or unpleasant.
- a rap on the knuckles — If someone in authority gives you a rap on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong.
- a recipe for disaster — If you say that something is a recipe for disaster, you mean that it is very likely to have unpleasant consequences.
- a shot across the bow — If you describe someone's actions as a shot across the bows of another person, you mean that it is a warning to that person to stop or change what they are doing.
- absolutely convergent — of or characterized by absolute convergence.
- accommodation address — an address on letters, etc, to a person or business that does not wish or is not able to receive post at a permanent or actual address
- accommodation officer — a person employed by an institution or organization, whose job it is to find accommodation for the people who attend that institution, esp for students at a university or college
- accounting procedures — an established way of keeping company accounts
- accreditation officer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of the accreditation of an educational institution
- active matrix display — (hardware) A type of liquid crystal display where each display element (each pixel) includes an active component such as a transistor to maintain its state between scans. Contrast passive matrix display.
- active record pattern — (programming) Martin Fowler's name for object relational mapping viewed as a software architecture pattern.
- acute stress disorder — an anxiety disorder marked by dissociative symptoms and occurring within one month of exposure to a traumatic event, which, if persistent, can become posttraumatic stress disorder.
- ada core technologies — (company) (ACT) The company that maintains GNAT. Ada Core Technologies was founded in 1994 by the original authors of the GNAT compiler. ACT provides software for Ada 95 development.
- adjusted gross income — (in U.S. income-tax returns) the total of an individual's wages, salaries, interest, dividends, etc., minus allowable deductions. Abbreviation: AGI.
- administrative county — a principal administrative division in Great Britain, usually not coextensive with traditional county boundaries.
- adult training centre — a day centre, run by a local authority, for people with learning difficulties to gain work experience
- adverse drug reaction — An adverse drug reaction is a harmful effect associated with the use of a medication at a normal dosage.
- aerodynamic stability — Aerodynamic stability is the way that a moving vehicle reacts to changes in air caused by passing vehicles.
- afro-american studies — black studies.
- afternoon performance — a performance during the afternoon, rather than the evening
- agricultural engineer — an engineer who specialises in the design, development, and installation of agricultural and forestry machinery and advises on rural development and the management of natural resources
- airborne command post — any of several converted commercial aircraft equipped with special communications and code gear, intended as flying bunkers for the president, secretary of defense, military commanders, or their designated replacements.
- algorithm description — (language) (ALDES) ["The Algorithm Description Language ALDES", R.G.K. Loos, SIGSAM Bull 14(1):15-39 (Jan 1976)].
- all things considered — You say all things considered to indicate that you are making a judgment after taking all the facts into account.
- alpha centauri system — a star system comprising the binary star Alpha Centauri A and B and Proxima Centauri (also called Alpha Centauri C), which is 0.1 light years closer to the sun. Visual magnitude: 0.01 (A), 1.33 (B); spectral type: G2V (A); distance from earth: 4.3 light years
- alpha piscis austrini — Fomalhaut
- ammonioferric oxalate — ferric ammonium oxalate.
- anaesthetic awareness — the gaining of consciousness by an anaesthetized patient during a surgical operation
- angular magnification — the ratio of the angle subtended at the eye by an image formed by an optical instrument to the angle subtended at the unaided eye by the object
- annual change traffic — (software) (ACT) The fraction of the software product's source code which changes during a year, either through addition or modification. The ACT can be used to determine the product size in order to estimate software maintenance effort.
- antarctic archipelago — a group of islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, off the NW coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
- antarctic convergence — the fairly well-defined boundary that exists between the cold antarctic waters and the warmer waters to the north and can be traced around the world.
- anti-aircraft defence — military measures or resources aimed at destroying enemy aircraft
- anti-aircraft missile — a missile intended to destroy enemy aircraft
- antiferromagnetically — In an antiferromagnetic manner.
- antigenic determinant — the specific part of an antigen molecule to which an antibody becomes attached
- antihemophilic factor — a protein that is essential to normal blood clotting and is lacking or deficient in persons having hemophilia A. Abbreviation: AHF.
- apothecaries' measure — a system of liquid volume measure used in pharmacy in which 60 minims equal 1 fluid drachm, 8 fluid drachms equal 1 fluid ounce, and 20 fluid ounces equal 1 pint
- appellation controlee — a designation on the label of certain French wines, brandies, etc. guaranteeing that the contents meet established standards, as type of grape and location of vineyard
- appendicular skeleton — the girdles and skeleton of the limbs
- application developer — (job) Someone who does application development.
- applications software — application program
- appropriation account — an account showing how funds have been used
- architecture parlante — the architecture of buildings that, in their plans or elevations, create an image that suggests their functions.
- arithmetic logic unit — the part of a central processing unit that performs arithmetic and logical operations
- arithmetic/logic unit — ALU.
- articles of agreement — a contract between the captain of a ship and a crew member regarding stipulations of a voyage, signed prior to and upon termination of a voyage.
- as a matter of course — If you do something as a matter of course, you do it as part of your normal work or way of life.
- as dull as ditchwater — extremely uninspiring
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