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17-letter words containing l, a, r, y

  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • spectroscopically — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
  • spectrum analyser — an instrument that splits an input waveform into its frequency components, which are then displayed
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
  • spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
  • split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
  • split personality — multiple personality.
  • squaw huckleberry — deerberry.
  • statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
  • statutory holiday — a public holiday; a holiday all workers are entitled to
  • stereolithography — a process for creating three-dimensional objects using a computer-controlled laser to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid photopolymer that solidifies.
  • strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
  • structural survey — an examination of a property carried out by surveyor which should reveal any problems with the building
  • stymphalian birds — a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia that were driven away and killed by Hercules as one of his labors.
  • subclavian artery — either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.
  • subsidiary ledger — (in accounting) a ledger containing a group of detailed and related accounts the total of which is summarized in the control account.
  • sybase sql server — Adaptive Server Enterprise
  • synchronistically — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
  • synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
  • tapestry brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
  • terminal capacity — The terminal capacity is the volume which can be stored in a terminal (= building or area with tanks).
  • terminal velocity — Physics. the velocity at which a falling body moves through a medium, as air, when the force of resistance of the medium is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force of gravity. the maximum velocity of a body falling through a viscous fluid.
  • tertiary syphilis — the third stage of syphilis, characterized by involvement of the internal organs, especially the brain, spinal cord, heart, and liver.
  • the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
  • the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
  • the factory floor — all the workers in a factory
  • the lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
  • to feel your oats — to feel exuberant or high-spirited
  • to play it by ear — If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
  • to play with fire — If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
  • tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
  • trackless trolley — trolley bus.
  • transatlantically — crossing or reaching across the Atlantic: a transatlantic liner.
  • tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
  • tyrant flycatcher — flycatcher (def 2).
  • understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
  • unemployment rate — percentage of population without jobs
  • unproportionately — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
  • urogenital system — the urinary tract and reproductive organs
  • variable-geometry — denoting an aircraft in which the wings are hinged to give the variable aspect ratio colloquially known as a swing-wing
  • varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
  • vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
  • vertical analysis — the conversion of an organization's profits and losses into overall percentages
  • vertical mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
  • very large memory — (architecture)   (VLM) A processor and operating system that can use more than 4GB of RAM, which is the limit for systems using 32-bit addresses. VLM architectures allow application programs and Very Large Databases with more than 4GB of data to be placed entirely in physical memory, with large performance enhancements. Some recent processors like the DEC Alpha can process 64 bits of data at a time and use addresses wider than 32 bits. (Solaris http://sun.com/solaris/64bit.html). (SGI http://sgi.com/Technology/standard/faq.html). (Unix 98 http://UNIX-systems.org/version2/whatsnew/login_64bit.html).
  • vestibular system — the sensory mechanism in the inner ear that detects movement of the head and helps to control balance
  • video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
  • visitors' gallery — a balcony in a building such as a parliament or court where members of the public can sit
  • visually impaired — (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a handicap.
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