15-letter words containing h, a, v, e
- ivan sutherland — Ivan E. Sutherland is widely known for his pioneering contributions. His 1963 MIT PhD thesis, Sketchpad, opened the field of computer graphics. His 1966 work, with Sproull, on a head-mounted display anticipated today's virtual reality by 25 years. He co-founded Evans and Sutherland, which manufactures the most advanced computer image generators now in use. As head of Computer Science Department of Caltech he helped make integrated circuit design an acceptable field of academic study. Dr. Sutherland is on the boards of several small companies and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, the ACM and IEEE. He received the ACM's Turing Award in 1988. He is now Vice President and Fellow of Sun Microsystems Laboratories in Mountain View, CA, USA.
- javelin thrower — a person who throws a javelin
- las vegas night — an evening of casino-style gambling, usually sponsored by a charitable, religious, or other fund-raising organization.
- leave the field — to back out of a competition, contest, etc
- left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
- length over all — Nautical. the entire length of a vessel, measured from the foremost point of the bow to the aftermost point of the stern.
- level one cache — primary cache
- level two cache — secondary cache
- levelheadedness — The property of being levelheaded, stable, not overly swayed by passion.
- maidenhair-vine — wire vine.
- male chauvinism — the beliefs, attitudes, or behavior of male chauvinists (men who patronize, disparage, or otherwise denigrate females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit).
- male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
- medieval hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from the 6th to the 13th centuries a.d.
- mid-heavyweight — a professional wrestler weighing 199–209 pounds (91–95 kg)
- might-have-been — that which might have occurred if it were not for other events
- multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
- negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
- neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
- non-achievement — lack of achievement
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- north vancouver — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- not give a hoot — not care
- not give a shit — to not care at all
- not have a bean — to be without money
- over one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- over-enthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overachievement — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- overhead locker — a locker situated above someone's seat for storing luggage, etc
- overorchestrate — to compose or arrange excessively
- pavel petrovich — Paul I (def 2).
- phenyl valerate — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 1 1 H 1 4 O 2 , used chiefly in flavoring and perfumery.
- phosphorylative — of or relating to phosphorylation
- photorefractive — of or relating to a change in the index of refraction by spatial variations of the light intensity, as in a laser.
- pick-and-shovel — marked by drudgery; laborious: the pick-and-shovel work necessary to get a political campaign underway.
- private hearing — a formal or official trial that is not open to the public
- queen of heaven — a designation of the Virgin Mary.
- raise the devil — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- relative to sth — Relative to something means with reference to it or in comparison with it.
- reserve tranche — the quota of 25 per cent to which a member of the IMF has unconditional access. Prior to 1978 it was paid in gold and known as the gold tranche
- reservoir patch — A reservoir patch is an adhesive patch enclosing an amount of medicine. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered through a membrane into the skin and into the bloodstream.
- revenue sharing — the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
- rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
- rheumatic fever — a serious disease, associated with streptococcal infections, usually affecting children, characterized by fever, swelling and pain in the joints, sore throat, and cardiac involvement.
- richard neville — Earl of (Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury"the Kingmaker") 1428–71, English military leader and statesman.
- servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
- seven-year itch — scabies.
- shield of david — a hexagram used as a symbol of Judaism.