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19-letter words containing g, m

  • chromatographically — With regard to, or by by using chromatography.
  • cinematographically — a motion-picture projector.
  • circulating decimal — repeating decimal
  • circulation manager — the senior manager responsible for the distribution of a newspaper
  • claims investigator — A claims investigator is a person who is employed by an insurance company to obtain information necessary to evaluate a claim.
  • common area charges — (in the US) charges paid by tenants for the maintenance of the common areas of a block of flats
  • common-law marriage — a marriage deemed to exist after a couple have cohabited for several years
  • community programme — (in Britain) a former government scheme to provide temporary work for people unemployed for over a year
  • comparison shopping — Comparison shopping is comparing similar products from different stores or suppliers. Comparison shopping services are popular on the Internet.
  • competitive bidding — a system by which a contract is awarded to the lowest bidder
  • complementary angle — either of two angles whose sum is 90°
  • complete quadrangle — a plane figure consisting of four points connected by six lines
  • compression molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic by closing a mold on it, forming the material by heat and pressure.
  • comptroller general — the director of the General Accounting Office
  • computed tomography — computerized axial tomography. Abbreviation: CT.
  • computer programmer — a person whose job is to write computer programs
  • contract programmer — (job, programming)   A programmer who works on a fixed-length or temporary contract, and is often employed to write certain types of code or to work on a specific project. Despite the fact that contractors usually cost more than hiring a permanent employee with the same skills, it is common for organisations to employ them for extended periods, sometimes renewing their contracts for many years, due to lack of certainty about the future or simple lack of planning. A contract programmer may be independent or they may work in a supplier's professional services department, providing consultancy and programming services for the supplier's products.
  • coordinate geometry — analytic geometry.
  • counter-programming — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
  • criminal negligence — negligence which is punishable under the law
  • criminal psychology — study of criminals' minds
  • criminal wrongdoing — the act of causing harm to a person or damage to his or her interests
  • customs regulations — the regulations relating to customs in a particular country
  • database management — the maintenance of information stored in a computer system
  • deficiency judgment — a judgment in favor of a mortgagee for the remainder of a debt not completely cleared by foreclosure and sale of the mortgaged property
  • dendrogeomorphology — (geology) the science that uses dendrochronology to study changes to the Earth's surface over time.
  • desargues's theorem — the theorem that if two triangles are so related that the lines joining corresponding vertices meet in a point, then the extended corresponding lines of the two triangles meet in three points, all on the same line.
  • descriptive grammar — an approach to grammar that is concerned with reporting the usage of native speakers without reference to proposed norms of correctness or advocacy of rules based on such norms.
  • design in real time — (programming)   (Dirt) A user interface builder for the X Window System by R. Hesketh.
  • diamond ring effect — a phenomenon, sometimes observed immediately before and after a total eclipse of the sun, in which one of Baily's beads is much brighter than the others, resembling a diamond ring around the moon.
  • diminishing returns — any rate of profit, production, benefits, etc., that beyond a certain point fails to increase proportionately with added investment, effort, or skill.
  • disambiguation page — a page on a website that lists various websites or web pages that have or could have the same title. The user is able to select from the list that page, site etc that he or she actually wants
  • displacement engine — any engine employing the rectilinear motion of one or more pistons in cylinders.
  • diversified farming — the practice of producing a variety of crops or animals, or both, on one farm, as distinguished from specializing in a single commodity.
  • dominant wavelength — the wavelength of monochromatic light that would give the same visual sensation if combined in a suitable proportion with an achromatic light
  • don't make me laugh — Some people reply to other people's comments or opinions by saying 'Don't make me laugh' when they disagree with them and think they are foolish or inaccurate.
  • drawing-room comedy — a light, sophisticated comedy typically set in a drawing room with characters drawn from polite society.
  • duplicating machine — a duplicator, especially one for making identical copies of documents, letters, etc.
  • dynamic positioning — Dynamic positioning is the use of computers to control the position of a semi-submersible rig.
  • economic management — the management of the resources, finances, income, and expenditure of a community, business enterprise, etc
  • electromagnetically — By means of electromagnetism.
  • electron micrograph — a photograph or image of a specimen taken using an electron microscope
  • electronic magazine — (messaging, publication, web)   (e-zine) A regular publication on some particular topic distributed in digital form, chiefly now via the web but also by electronic mail or floppy disk. E-zines are often distributed for free by enthusiasts.
  • emergency telephone — a public telephone intended for use in emergencies: for example, at the side of a motorway
  • entitlement program — a government program providing defined sectors of the population with social benefits
  • equatorial mounting — an astronomical telescope mounting that allows motion of the telescope about two mutually perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's axis
  • essence of bergamot — a fragrant essential oil from the fruit rind of this plant, used in perfumery and some teas (including Earl Grey)
  • euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
  • executive agreement — an agreement made between the US President and the head of a foreign state, having the effect of a treaty
  • exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
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