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15-letter words containing m, o, v

  • overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
  • overstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • oxford movement — the movement toward High Church principles within the Church of England, originating at Oxford University in 1833 in opposition to liberalizing, rationalizing, and evangelical tendencies and emphasizing the principles of primitive and patristic Christianity as well as the historic and catholic character of the church.
  • passive smoking — the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, especially by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area.
  • pincer movement — a military maneuver in which both flanks of an enemy force are attacked with the aim of attaining complete encirclement.
  • positive column — the luminous region between the Faraday dark space and the anode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
  • power save mode — (architecture)   A feature of a component or subsystem designed to actively reduce its power consumption when not in use. Almost any electronic device might benefit from having a power save mode but the most common application is for portable computers which attempt to conserve battery life by incorporating power saving modes in the CPU, display, disks, printer, or other units.
  • preservationism — a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.
  • preview monitor — (in a television studio control room) a picture monitor used for inspecting a picture source before it is switched to transmission
  • primo de rivera — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), Marqués de Estella [mahr-kes th e es-te-lyah] /mɑrˈkɛs ðɛ ɛsˈtɛ lyɑ/ (Show IPA), (Miguel Prima de Rivera y Orbaneja) 1870–1930, Spanish general and political leader: dictator of Spain 1923–29.
  • private company — a company whose shareholders may not exceed 50 in number and whose shares may not be offered for public subscription.
  • problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
  • provost marshal — Army. an officer on the staff of a commander, charged with the maintaining of order and with other police functions within a command.
  • pseudo-medieval — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages: medieval architecture. Compare Middle Ages.
  • pulmonary valve — a semilunar valve between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the right ventricle.
  • quartz movement — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
  • random variable — a quantity that takes any of a set of values with specified probabilities.
  • rearview mirror — a mirror mounted on the side, windshield, or instrument panel of an automobile or other vehicle to provide the driver with a view of the area behind the vehicle.
  • remonstratively — in a remonstrative or expostulatory manner
  • reserved memory — (storage)   The address range 640-1024 kilobytes on an IBM PC, reserved for BIOS, video cards, and add-on cards. Depending on the configuration some of the address space may be unused in which case it can be used by EMS or UMB.
  • reverend mother — a title of respect or form of address for the Mother Superior of a convent
  • reverse osmosis — the process in which pure water is produced by forcing waste or saline water through a semipermeable membrane.
  • reverse transom — a surface forming the stern of a vessel, canted forwards at the upper side
  • rimsky-korsakov — Nicolai Andreevich [nyi-kuh-lahy uhn-drye-yi-vyich] /nyɪ kəˈlaɪ ʌnˈdryɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1908, Russian composer.
  • self-government — control of the government of a state, community, or other body by its own members; democratic government.
  • self-motivation — initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision.
  • semi-conductive — Semi-conductive describes a component which conducts electricity less well than a good conductor but better than an insulator.
  • service economy — an economy which is dominated by the provision or importance of services (as opposed to products)
  • service uniform — a uniform for routine duties and service, as distinguished from work, dress, or full-dress uniforms.
  • servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
  • simple division — a type of division to find out how many times the smaller number is contained in the larger one
  • social movement — a group of diffusely organized people or organizations striving toward a common goal relating to human society or social change, or the organized activities of such a group: The push for civil rights was a social movement that peaked in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • souvanna phouma — Prince, 1901–84, Laotian statesman: premier 1951–54, 1956–58, 1960, and 1962–75.
  • specific volume — volume per unit mass; the reciprocal of density.
  • supergovernment — a centralized organization formed by a group of governments to enforce justice or maintain peace.
  • tank locomotive — a steam locomotive carrying its own fuel and water without the use of a tender.
  • television film — a feature-length film that is made specifically to be shown on television
  • the prime mover — God, esp when considered as a first cause
  • thermosensitive — readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.
  • to have it made — If you say that someone has it made or has got it made, you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful.
  • ulterior motive — secret or underlying aim
  • uncommunicative — not inclined to talk or disclose information; reserved; taciturn.
  • uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
  • undemonstrative — not given to open exhibition or expression of emotion, especially of affection.
  • uninformatively — in an uninformative manner
  • universal motor — a series-wound motor, of one-half horsepower or less, using alternating or direct current.
  • vacuum concrete — concrete from which excess moisture and air are sucked to quicken hardening and increase strength.
  • varicocelectomy — the surgical removal or ligation of varicose veins in the scrotal sac.
  • vegetative coma — a condition in which an injured person is alive but comatose, and does not respond to stimuli
  • venturesomeness — the quality or state of being venturesome
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