11-letter words containing e, t, a, i
- advice boat — a fast boat for conveying messages; dispatch boat.
- advice note — a document sent by a supplier to a customer to inform him that goods he ordered have been dispatched. It usually gives details such as the quantity of goods and how they have been sent
- aegospotami — a river of ancient Thrace that flowed into the Hellespont. At its mouth the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians in 405 bc, ending the Peloponnesian War
- aeneolithic — Chalcolithic.
- aeolotropic — anisotropic
- aerial mast — a mast on which an aerial is mounted
- aerial root — a root that grows from the stem of a plant, above ground or above water
- aero-optics — the study of the effect of aircraft-induced and atmospheric disturbances on the efficiency of laser weapons
- aerodonetic — Relating to aerodonetics.
- aeroelastic — capable of changing shape under aerodynamic forces
- aeronautics — Aeronautics is the science of designing and building aeroplanes.
- aerostatics — the study of gases in equilibrium and bodies held in equilibrium in gases
- aerostation — the science of operating lighter-than-air craft
- aerotropism — the growth of plants towards or away from a source of oxygen
- aesthetical — of or relating to aesthetics.
- aestivation — the act or condition of aestivating
- aetiologies — Plural form of aetiology.
- affectation — If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
- affectingly — In a manner so as to affect.
- affectional — relating to or implying affection.
- affectioned — Simple past tense and past participle of affection.
- affectively — in an emotional manner
- affectivity — of, caused by, or expressing emotion or feeling; emotional.
- affiliative — to bring into close association or connection: The research center is affiliated with the university.
- affirmative — An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'.
- affluential — an affluent person who does not display his or her wealth in the form of material possessions
- afforesting — Present participle of afforest.
- affricative — of, relating to, or denoting an affricate
- afrocentric — centered on, emphasizing, or showing the influence of African or, sometimes, African-American history and culture
- afterimages — Plural form of afterimage.
- afterpieces — Plural form of afterpiece.
- agapetus ii — died a.d. 955, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 946–955.
- agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
- aggravative — Tending to aggravate.
- aggregating — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- aggregation — the act or process of aggregating
- aggregative — aggregating or tending to aggregate
- agriculture — Agriculture is farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals.
- aguardiente — any inferior brandy or similar spirit, esp from Spain, Portugal, or South America
- ai-complete — (artificial intelligence, jargon) /A-I k*m-pleet'/ (MIT, Stanford: by analogy with "NP-complete") A term used to describe problems or subproblems in artificial intelligence, to indicate that the solution presupposes a solution to the "strong AI problem" (that is, the synthesis of a human-level intelligence). A problem that is AI-complete is, in other words, just too hard. See also gedanken.
- aiguillette — an ornamentation worn by certain military officers, consisting of cords with metal tips
- ailanthuses — Plural form of ailanthus.
- air attache — a commissioned officer or warrant officer of an air force serving on the staff of an ambassador or minister.
- air battery — a set of two or more air cells connected together to supply electricity.
- air current — a mass of air moving from one area to another
- air freight — freight transported by aircraft
- air hostess — An air hostess is a woman whose job is to look after the passengers in an aircraft.
- air shuttle — a shuttle service operated by aircraft, usually covering short routes with frequent flights
- air steward — a steward on an airliner
- air turbine — a small turbine driven by compressed air, esp one used as a starter for engines