14-letter words containing e, v, i, l, u
- ewe equivalent — the basic measure for calculating stock unit
- extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
- group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- illustratively — In an illustrative manner.
- inconclusively — In an inconclusive manner.
- individualised — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
- individualises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of individualise.
- individualized — Give an individual character to.
- individualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of individualize.
- inland revenue — UK tax collection agency
- insusceptively — in an insusceptive manner
- integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
- involute teeth — (in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle.
- irregular verb — verb with non-standard past tense
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
- juvenilization — The act or process of juvenilizing.
- lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- living picture — tableau (def 3).
- logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- maturity value — The maturity value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money that is paid out when it matures.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- multiple value — (database) (MU) A one-to-many relationship between entries in a database, for example a person may have an address field which spanned multiple records (with different indexes). Multiple values are a non-relational technique. MUs have recently been made available in DB2, despite the product being so heavily influenced by Codd's Laws of relational databases.
- multiplicative — tending to multiply or increase.
- multiversities — Plural form of multiversity.
- music festival — a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play
- natural virtue — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
- nervous nellie — a constantly nervous, worried, or timid person.
- non-conclusive — serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing: conclusive evidence.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-evaluative — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- non-revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
- omnibus volume — a collection of works by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprinted in one volume
- outlet village — a collection of shops or outlets where manufacturers sell their own branded goods, often at discounted prices
- over-fulfilled — to carry out, or bring to realization, as a prophecy or promise.
- over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.