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15-letter words containing h, e, r, l, s

  • hysteresis loop — a closed curve showing the variation of the magnetic flux density of a ferromagnetic material with the external magnetic field producing it, when this field is changed through a complete cycle
  • hysteresis loss — the loss of energy by conversion to heat in a system exhibiting hysteresis.
  • imperial bushel — a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
  • imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
  • in all weathers — If you say that someone does something in all weathers, you mean that they do it regularly whether the weather is good or bad.
  • in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
  • inapprehensible — That cannot be apprehended; not apprehensible to or graspable by either body or mind.
  • ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
  • interior salish — in Canada, a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
  • interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
  • ionospherically — by the ionosphere
  • irreprehensible — Not reprehensible, blameless, without blame; innocent.
  • irreprehensibly — in an irreprehensible manner
  • isopropyl ether — a colorless, volatile, flammable, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O, used chiefly as a solvent for waxes, fats, and resins.
  • isothermal-line — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
  • 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.
  • jerusalem thorn — See under Christ's-thorn.
  • jewish calendar — the lunisolar calendar used by the Jews, in which time is reckoned from 3761 bc: regarded as the year of the Creation. The months, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, Elul, Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, and Adar, have either 29 or 30 days. Originally a new month was declared when the new moon was sighted in Jerusalem, but when this became impossible, a complex formula was devised to keep Rosh Chodesh near to the new moon. In addition, to keep the harvest festivals in the right seasons, there is a Metonic cycle of 14 years, in five of which an additional month is added after Shevat. The year according to biblical reckoning begins with Nisan, and the civil year begins with Tishri; the years are numbered from Tishri
  • joseph pulitzer — Joseph, 1847–1911, U.S. journalist and publisher, born in Hungary.
  • kaffeeklatscher — a person who participates, especially regularly, in a kaffee klatsch.
  • kaleyard school — a group of writers who depicted the sentimental and homely aspects of life in the Scottish Lowlands from about 1880 to 1914. The best known contributor to the school was J. M. Barrie
  • keyhole surgery — operation done by laparoscopy
  • labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
  • largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
  • laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
  • laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
  • latter prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, comprising those books which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets and which are divided into Major Prophets and Minor Prophets
  • learn the ropes — become familiar with sth
  • learner's chain — an inexperienced team of slaughtermen working in a freezing works
  • leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
  • licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
  • liechtensteiner — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
  • life membership — the fact or condition of being a life member
  • longshore drift — beach drift.
  • lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
  • louisiana heron — tricolored heron.
  • low-cholesterol — containing little dietary cholesterol
  • lzh compression — (algorithm)   (After Lempel-Ziv and Haruyasu, the inventors) A compression algorithm derived from the LZSS scheme with a sliding window and additional compression applied to the output of the LZSS compressor by dynamic Huffman coding.
  • machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
  • make a horlicks — to make a mistake or a mess
  • manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
  • masculine rhyme — a rhyme of but a single stressed syllable, as in disdain, complain.
  • medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
  • metatarsal arch — the short lateral arch of the foot formed by the heads of the metatarsal bones.
  • michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • microaerophiles — Plural form of microaerophile.
  • most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
  • mother's helper — a person who is hired to assist in household chores, especially caring for children.
  • muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
  • naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
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