22-letter words containing f, a, r, c, e

fitzgerald contraction — the hypothesis that a moving body exhibits a contraction in the direction of motion when its velocity is close to the speed of light.
fixed point combinator — (mathematics) (Y) The name used in combinatory logic for the fixed point function, also written as "fix".
flat-screen television — A flat-screen television is a television with a flat, narrow screen.
floating exchange rate — a system in which the value of a currency fluctuates against other currencies in accordance with market forces
flocculent precipitate — a woolly-looking precipitate, as aluminum hydroxide formed by the addition of ammonia to an aluminum-salt solution.
forced place insurance — Forced place insurance is insurance taken out by a bank or creditor on an uninsured debtor's behalf on a property that is being used as collateral.
four-hundred-day clock — a clock that needs to be wound once a year, having the works exposed under a glass dome and utilizing a torsion pendulum.
free and common socage — Medieval History. land held by a tenant who rendered certain honorable and nonservile duties to his lord.
friar minor conventual — a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order that separated from the Observants in the 15th century, and that observes a modification of the rule of St. Francis. Also called Conventual. Compare Friar Minor, capuchin (def 4).
frictional electricity — static electricity generated by friction
great glen of scotland — Glen More
gulf of saint lawrence — a deep arm of the Atlantic off the E coast of Canada between Newfoundland and the mainland coasts of Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
hague peace conference — a meeting held at The Hague, Netherlands, in 1899, that established The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration.
halfwave rectification — a rectifier that changes only one half of a cycle of alternating current into a pulsating, direct current.
hereford and worcester — a county in W England. 1516 sq. mi. (3926 sq. km).
horse of another color — an entirely different matter
host control interface — (hardware, wireless) (HCI) A network layer in the Bluetooth Core Protocol Stack, lying between the software and the hardware stacks and serving as the interface through which the software controls two of Bluetooth's four core protocols.
human interface device — (hardware) (HID) Any device to interact directly with humans (mostly input) like keyboard, mouse, joystick, or graphics tablet.
inferential statistics — the branch of statistics dealing with conclusions, generalizations, predictions, and estimations based on data from samples.
information processing — processing of information, especially the handling of information by computers in accordance with strictly defined systems of procedure.
information technology — the development, implementation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software systems to organize and communicate information electronically. Abbreviation: IT.
intermediate frequency — the middle frequency in a superheterodyne receiver, at which most of the amplification takes place. Abbreviation: if.
keesler air force base — a U.S. Air Force installation in S Mississippi, near Biloxi.
kinetic theory of heat — a theory that the temperature of a body is determined by the average kinetic energy of its particles and that an inflow of heat increases this energy.
klebs-loffler bacillus — a bacterium, Corynebacterium diphtheriae, which causes diphtheria.
law enforcement agency — an organization responsible for enforcing the law, such as a police or sheriff department
local standard of rest — a frame of reference for a portion of the universe in which the mean motion of nearby stars is zero.
lord justice of appeal — an ordinary judge of the Court of Appeal
make a clean breast of — Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
make a federal case of — a matter that falls within the jurisdiction of a federal court or a federal law-enforcement agency.
make allowances for sb — If you make allowances for someone, you accept behaviour which you would not normally accept or deal with them less severely than you would normally, because of a problem that they have.
make one's flesh creep — to move slowly with the body close to the ground, as a reptile or an insect, or a person on hands and knees.
manner of articulation — the degree of obstruction or the type of channel imposed upon the passage of air at a given place of articulation, as denoted by such categories as stop, fricative, nasal, and semivowel.
master warrant officer — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces junior to a chief warrant officer
maxwell air force base — U.S. Air Force installation in SE central Alabama, NW of Montgomery: site of U.S. Air Force Advanced School.
miscarriage of justice — law: wrongful judgement
modified american plan — (in hotels) a system of paying a single fixed rate that covers room, breakfast, and one other meal, usually dinner. Abbreviation: MAP.
mpeg-2 aac low profile — (compression, standard, algorithm, file format) A successor of MP3 allowing transparent coding at data rates of 75-80% of that of MP3. It is very different from MP3, only used MDCT, no subband coding.
negative reinforcement — form of conditioning
network interface card — network interface controller
network node interface — (networking) (NNI) The ATM Forum's specification for connections between network nodes. NNI makes network routing possible. It typically refers to backbone trunk connections between ATM switching equipment. See also: UNI.
nkosi sikelel' iafrica — the unofficial anthem of the Black people of South Africa, officially recognized as a national anthem (along with parts of 'Die Stem' and an English verse) in 1991
nonspecular reflection — the diffuse reflection of sound or light waves
office of fair trading — a government department established in the UK in 1973, which acts as an economic regulator, responsible for ensuring fairness in consumer protection and competition law
on (or off) the track — keeping to (or straying from) the subject, objective, or goal
on the crest of a wave — If you say that you are on the crest of a wave, you mean that you are feeling very happy and confident because things are going well for you.
particular affirmative — a proposition of the form “Some S is P.” Symbol: I.
partnerships for peace — a subsidiary organization of NATO, comprising former Warsaw Pact countries that wish to be allied with NATO but have not been granted full NATO membership: established in 1994
picture of dorian gray — a novel (1891) by Oscar Wilde.
portuguese east africa — former name of Mozambique (def 1).

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