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13-letter words containing m, a, t, c

  • magic lantern — a device having an enclosed lamp and a lenslike opening, formerly used for projecting and magnifying images mounted on slides or films.
  • magistratical — Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.
  • magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
  • magnetic axis — the straight line joining the two poles of a magnet, as the poles of the earth
  • magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).
  • magnetic disk — Also called disk, hard disk. a rigid disk coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • magnetic drum — a cylinder coated with magnetic material, on which data and programs can be stored.
  • magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
  • magnetic head — head (def 33).
  • magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
  • magnetic mine — an underwater mine set off by any disturbance of its magnetic field, as by the metal hull of a ship.
  • magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
  • magnetic star — a star having a strong magnetic field.
  • magnetic tape — strip sensitive to electromagnets
  • magnetic wire — a fine wire made from a magnetizable metal and used for wire recording.
  • magnetic wood — wood containing fine particles of nickel-zinc ferrite which absorb microwave radio signals, used to line rooms where mobile phone use is undesirable
  • magnetic-tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
  • magnetometric — Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, 'magnetometric' instruments; 'magnetometric' measurements.
  • magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
  • magnetostatic — Of or pertaining to magnetostatics.
  • magnification — the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified.
  • magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
  • magnus effect — the thrust on a cylinder rotating about its axis while in motion in a fluid, the thrust being perpendicular to the relative motion of the cylinder in the fluid.
  • maiden castle — an ancient fortification in Dorsetshire, England, first erected c250 b.c. over the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements of c2000–c1500 b.c.
  • malabar coast — a region along the entire SW coast of India, extending from the Arabian Sea inland to the Western Ghats.
  • malacostracan — belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc.
  • malapropistic — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
  • malfunctional — Not functioning as intended.
  • malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
  • maltese cross — a cross having four equal arms that expand in width outward.
  • mango chutney — chutney which contains or is made from the fruit mango
  • manon lescaut — a novel (1731) by Antoine François Prévost.
  • manufactories — Plural form of manufactory.
  • manufacturers — Plural form of manufacturer.
  • manufacturing — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • mare nectaris — (Sea of Nectar) a dark plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 26,000 sq. mi. (67,000 sq. km).
  • marginal cost — the cost of one additional unit of any item produced or bought in quantity.
  • mariculturist — One who engages in mariculture.
  • market forces — factors driving the economy
  • marmalade cat — a cat that is streaked orange or yellow and brown in colour
  • masculinities — Plural form of masculinity.
  • mass catering — the trade of supplying food and drink to large numbers of customers at the same time
  • mass spectrum — a spectrum of charged particles, arranged in order of mass or mass-to-charge ratios.
  • massachusetts — a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 8257 sq. mi. (21,385 sq. km). Capital: Boston. Abbreviation: MA (for use with zip code), Mass.
  • massification — the practice of making luxury products available to the mass market
  • master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
  • master switch — a switch that can be used to turn on or off the supply of electricity to a building or to certain equipment
  • masterclasses — Plural form of masterclass.
  • masticatories — Plural form of masticatory.
  • mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
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