19-letter words containing f, a, r, e, s

nasty piece of work — malicious person
neats vs. scruffies — (artificial intelligence, jargon) The label used to refer to one of the continuing holy wars in artificial intelligence research. This conflict tangles together two separate issues. One is the relationship between human reasoning and AI; "neats" tend to try to build systems that "reason" in some way identifiably similar to the way humans report themselves as doing, while "scruffies" profess not to care whether an algorithm resembles human reasoning in the least as long as it works. More importantly, neats tend to believe that logic is king, while scruffies favour looser, more ad-hoc methods driven by empirical knowledge. To a neat, scruffy methods appear promiscuous, successful only by accident and not productive of insights about how intelligence actually works; to a scruffy, neat methods appear to be hung up on formalism and irrelevant to the hard-to-capture "common sense" of living intelligences.
non-transferability — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
norfolk island pine — a coniferous evergreen tree, Araucaria heterophylla (or A. excelsa), having whorled branches and needlelike foliage, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
on first name terms — If two people are on first-name terms, they know each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title.
pancreatic fibrosis — cystic fibrosis.
parainfluenza virus — any of a group of viruses that cause respiratory infections with influenza-like symptoms, esp in children
paraphase amplifier — an amplifier that produces a push-pull output from a single input.
parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
performance figures — the statistics that indicate how well or badly a company or organization has performed
performance targets — the expected or predicted success level of an individual, company or organization
peroxysulfuric acid — persulfuric acid (def 1).
persian gulf states — group of Arab sheikdoms along the Persian Gulf: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, & United Arab Emirates
personal watercraft — a jet-propelled boat ridden like a motorcycle.
pillars of hercules — the two promontories at the E end of the Strait of Gibraltar: the Rock of Gibraltar on the European side and the Jebel Musa on the African side; according to legend, formed by Hercules
pirates of penzance — an operetta (1879) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
plastic deformation — In plastic deformation a material changes shape when a stress is applied to it and does not go back to its original state when the stress is removed.
post-and-rail fence — a fence constructed of upright wooden posts with horizontal timber slotted through it
presumption of fact — a presumption based on experience or knowledge of the relationship between a known fact and a fact inferred from it.
private first class — a soldier ranking above a private and below a corporal or specialist fourth class in the U.S. Army, and above a private and below a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps.
process performance — Process performance is a measure of how efficient or effective a process is.
professional advice — advice given by someone trained in a particular and relevant profession or job
professional school — a postgraduate school or college which trains students for a particular profession
professionalization — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
pseudo-professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
pugwash conferences — international peace conferences of scientists held regularly to discuss world problems: Nobel peace prize 1995 awarded to Joseph Rotblat (1908–2005) , one of the founders of the conferences, secretary-general (1957–73), and president (1988–97)
put a figure on sth — When you put a figure on an amount, you say exactly how much it is.
queen street farmer — a businessman who runs a farm, often for a tax loss
radius of curvature — the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature at a point on a curve.
reef whitetip shark — whitetip shark (def 1).
reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
refreshable display — braille display
research fellowship — the position or office of someone who conducts academic research into a subject at a university, etc
respiratory failure — a condition in which the respiratory system is unable to provide an adequate supply of oxygen or to remove carbon dioxide efficiently
ring-spinning frame — a machine containing the ring, traveler, and bobbin used in spinning yarn.
saccharofarinaceous — pertaining to or consisting of sugar and meal.
sacrifice operative — a euphemistic term for a suicide bomber
san fernando valley — valley in SW Calif., partly in NW Los Angeles: c. 260 sq mi (673 sq km)
san francisco peaks — a mountain mass in N Arizona: highest point in the state, Humphrey's Peak, 12,611 feet (3845 meters).
savings certificate — a certificate of deposit for a specific sum of money in a savings account, especially a deposit for a fixed term at a specified interest rate.
scare the pants off — to scare extremely
scratch the surface — examine superficially
sea floor spreading — a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
sea of tranquillity — Astronomy. Mare Tranquillitatis.
sea-floor spreading — a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out.
secondary infection — an infection resulting from another infection
self-administration — the management of any office, business, or organization; direction.
self-aggrandizement — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.

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