23-letter words containing f, a, l, m
- mpeg-4 aac main profile — (compression, standard, algorithm) A successor of MP3 allowing transparent coding at data rates of 70-75% of that of MP3. It is very different from MP3, only used MDCT, no subband coding. It is much more complex that MP3 and MPEG-2 AAC Low Profile.
- newton's laws of motion — three laws of mechanics describing the motion of a body. The first law states that a body remains at rest or in uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by a force. The second law states that a body's rate of change of momentum is proportional to the force causing it. The third law states that when a force acts on a body due to another body, then an equal and opposite force acts simultaneously on that body
- order of military merit — an order awarded to members of the Canadian Forces for conspicuous merit; established in 1972
- performance-related pay — salary based on individual assessment
- peroxymonosulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
- professional misconduct — a violation of the rules or boundaries set by the governing body of a profession
- quantum flavourdynamics — a gauge theory of the electromagnetic and weak interactions
- rate-of-climb indicator — a flight instrument that indicates the rate of climb or descent of an aircraft.
- small-saver certificate — a savings certificate issued in a small denomination.
- statement of cash flows — A statement of cash flows is a financial statement that shows the amounts of cash that came into and went out of a company over a particular period of time.
- talk someone's head off — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- terminal user interface — Textual User Interface
- the kingdom of lorraine — an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
- to call someone's bluff — If you call someone's bluff, you tell them to do what they have been threatening to do, because you are sure that they will not really do it.
- to meet someone halfway — If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of the points they are making so that you can come to an agreement with them.
- twin-lens reflex camera — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
- two gentlemen of verona — a comedy (1594–95) by Shakespeare.
- uniform commercial code — a codification of commercial laws designed to provide uniformity among the states
- urea-formaldehyde resin — any of a group of resins formed by the interaction of urea and formaldehyde under conditions that include heat and pH control: used chiefly in the manufacture of buttons, baking enamels, and for making fabrics wrinkle-resistant.
- wolfgang amadeus mozart — Wolfgang Amadeus [woo lf-gang am-uh-dey-uh s;; German vawlf-gahng ah-mah-dey-oo s] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ ˌæm əˈdeɪ əs;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ ˌɑ mɑˈdeɪ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1756–91, Austrian composer.