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17-letter words containing g, o

  • centre of gravity — The centre of gravity of an object is a point in it. If this point is above the base of the object, it stays stable, rather than falling over.
  • centrifugal force — In physics, centrifugal force is the force that makes objects move outwards when they are spinning around something or travelling in a curve.
  • ch'eng-chu school — School of Law.
  • chacun a son gout — each to his own taste
  • change one's mind — to alter one's decision or opinion
  • change one's tune — to alter one's attitude or tone of speech
  • characterological — of or relating to character or the study of character
  • charter of rights — a section of the Canadian Constitution containing a statement of the basic rights of citizens of Canada.
  • child pornography — pornography using a child or children as the subject.
  • china grass cloth — grass cloth.
  • chincoteague pony — a wild pony found on certain islands off the Virginia coast, apparently descended from Moorish ponies shipwrecked in this vicinity in the 16th century.
  • choanoflagellates — Plural form of choanoflagellate.
  • chord progression — movement from chord to chord
  • choreographically — As if choreographed.
  • chromolithographs — Plural form of chromolithograph.
  • chromolithography — the process of making coloured prints by lithography
  • chronographically — a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
  • chronological age — the number of years a person has lived, especially when used as a standard against which to measure behavior, intelligence, etc.
  • chugach mountains — a coastal mountain range in S Alaska, extending W from the St. Elias Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Marcus Baker, 13,176 feet (4016 meters).
  • church of england — The Church of England is the main church in England. It has the Queen as its head and it does not recognize the authority of the Pope.
  • circle the wagons — to take defensive action; prepare for an attack: from arranging a wagon train in a circular formation
  • city of gibraltar — a city on the Rock of Gibraltar, a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain: settled by Moors in 711 and taken by Spain in 1462; ceded to Britain in 1713; a British crown colony (1830–1969), still politically associated with Britain; a naval and air base of strategic importance. Pop: 29 111 (2013 est). Area: 6.5 sq km (2.5 sq miles)
  • clang association — the association made between two words because they sound similar; for example cling and ring
  • classical college — (in Quebec) a college offering a programme that emphasizes the classics and leads to university entrance
  • clear box testing — white box testing
  • clinicopathologic — of or relating to the combined study of disease symptoms and pathology.
  • closed-captioning — (of a television program, film, or video) distributed with synchronized transcription of speech and written descriptions of other relevant audio elements, as for the hearing-impaired, that are visible only when the option to display them is selected. Abbreviation: CC.
  • closing-down sale — a sale held to clear stock from a shop that is ceasing to operate
  • coarse-grain salt — salt with a much larger grain size than table salt
  • coastguard vessel — a ship used by the coastguard
  • cognitive meaning — the literal meaning of something
  • cognitive science — the scientific study of cognition, including elements of the traditional disciplines of philosophy, psychology, semantics, and linguistics, together with artificial intelligence and computer science
  • cognitive therapy — a form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to change the way he or sees the world and himself or herself: used particularly to treat depression
  • coldstream guards — a guard regiment of the English royal household: formed in Coldstream, Scotland, 1659–60, and instrumental in restoring the English monarchy under Charles II.
  • collateral damage — Collateral damage is accidental injury to non-military people or damage to non-military buildings which occurs during a military operation.
  • collecting tubule — the part of a nephron that collects the urine from the distal convoluted tubule and discharges it into the pelvis of the kidney.
  • collection agency — A collection agency is an organization that obtains payments from people who owe money to others.
  • college professor — a lecturer or researcher who works in a college
  • collegiate church — a church that has an endowed chapter of canons and prebendaries attached to it but that is not a cathedral
  • collegium musicum — a group of usually amateur musicians, often connected with a university, who meet to study and perform chiefly old or little-known music.
  • colleterial gland — a paired accessory reproductive gland, present in most female insects, secreting a sticky substance that forms either the egg cases or the cement that binds the eggs to a surface
  • colour photograph — a photograph that is developed and printed in colour
  • columnar jointing — (in basaltic igneous rocks) a series of generally hexagonal columns formed by vertical joints as a result of contraction during cooling.
  • combinatory logic — (logic)   A system for reducing the operational notation of logic, mathematics or a functional language to a sequence of modifications to the input data structure. First introduced in the 1920's by Schoenfinkel. Re-introduced independently by Haskell Curry in the late 1920's (who quickly learned of Schoenfinkel's work after he had the idea). Curry is really responsible for most of the development, at least up until work with Feys in 1958. See combinator.
  • combustion engine — any of various types of engines driven by energy produced by combustion.
  • come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
  • commercial agency — a concern that investigates for the benefit of its subscribers the financial standing, reputation, and credit rating of individuals, firms, corporations, or others.
  • committal hearing — (in British law) a preliminary inquiry by a magistrate to decide if there is enough evidence for a case to go to trial
  • committee meeting — a meeting of a committee
  • communal marriage — group marriage.
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