11-letter words containing d, o, f, e
- fixed costs — a cost unvarying with a change in the volume of business (distinguished from variable cost).
- fixed point — (mathematics) The fixed point of a function, f is any value, x for which f x = x. A function may have any number of fixed points from none (e.g. f x = x+1) to infinitely many (e.g. f x = x). The fixed point combinator, written as either "fix" or "Y" will return the fixed point of a function. See also least fixed point.
- fixed-point — (programming) A number representation scheme where a number, F is represented by an integer I such that F=I*R^-P, where R is the (assumed) radix of the representation and P is the (fixed) number of digits after the radix point. On computers with no floating-point unit, fixed-point calculations are significantly faster than floating-point as all the operations are basically integer operations. Fixed-point representation also has the advantage of having uniform density, i.e., the smallest resolvable difference of the representation is R^-P throughout the representable range, in contrast to floating-point representations. For example, in PL/I, FIXED data has both a precision and a scale-factor (P above). So a number declared as 'FIXED DECIMAL(7,2)' has a precision of seven and a scale-factor of two, indicating five integer and two fractional decimal digits. The smallest difference between numbers will be 0.01.
- flapperhood — (in the 1920s) the condition of flappers, the state of being a flapper
- flat-footed — having flatfeet.
- flat-rolled — (of steel or other metal) rolled into flat sheets, strips, etc.
- flea powder — powder that is put on an animal's coat to kill or discourage fleas
- fleetfooted — Swift on one's feet.
- flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
- flocculated — Collected together in a loose aggregation like flocks (tufts) of wool, or coagulated in this way.
- flooded gum — any of various eucalyptus trees of Australia, esp Eucalyptus saligna (the Sydney blue gum), that grow in damp soil
- flooded out — inundated by floodwater
- floodwaters — The waters of a flood.
- floor model — a radio, television set, or other furnishing or appliance intended to stand on the floor rather than on a table; console.
- floundering — to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- fluid ounce — a measure of capacity equal to 1/16 (0.0625) pint (29.6 milliliters) in the U.S., and equal to 1/20 (0.05) of an imperial pint (28.4 milliliters) in Great Britain. Symbol: f. Abbreviation: fl. oz;
- fluoridated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate.
- fluoridates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate.
- fluorinated — Simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate.
- foam-backed — having a backing made of foam rubber
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- foliar feed — a substance containing nutrients that is applied to the leaves of a plant
- followed by — You use followed by to say what comes after something else in a list or ordered set of things.
- food desert — an area, usually low-income, in which many residents cannot easily get to stores that sell affordable, healthful foods.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- food pollen — infertile pollen produced by some plants that attracts insects and thus aids pollination
- food prices — the prices that consumers are charged for food
- food shares — investment shares in food companies
- food vessel — an early Bronze Age grave vessel, 1600–1300 b.c., found in Ireland and northern Britain and intended for the use of the deceased in the afterlife.
- foodservice — The business of providing food and related services.
- foot-candle — a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC.
- footbreadth — a measurement equalling a breadth of a foot
- footbridges — Plural form of footbridge.
- footdragger — One who deliberately delays obligatory action.
- footslogged — Simple past tense and past participle of footslog.
- footsoldier — Alternative spelling of foot soldier.
- foraminated — porous; perforated with small holes
- forbiddance — the act of forbidding.
- forbiddenly — in a forbidden manner; illegally
- force field — A force field is an area of energy, such as magnetic energy, that surrounds an object or place.
- force-draft — to draft (a law, proposal, or the like) quickly or under extreme pressure: The committee must force-draft a code of ethics to present to the meeting tomorrow.
- forced sale — a sale held as a result of a judicial order.
- forebodings — Plural form of foreboding.
- forechecked — Simple past tense and past participle of forecheck.
- foredestine — (rare) predestine.
- foredooming — Present participle of foredoom.
- foregrounds — Plural form of foreground.
- foreign aid — economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.