23-letter words containing n, a, g, i

radio direction finding — the act or process of finding the direction to a radio source by comparing the signal strength of antennae pointing in different directions
rectangular coordinates — Usually, rectangular coordinates. either of two Cartesian coordinates in which the axes meet at right angles.
regressive assimilation — assimilation in which a following sound has an effect on a preceding one, as in pronouncing have in have to as [haf] /hæf/ (Show IPA) influenced by the voiceless (t) in to.
relativity of knowledge — the theory that all knowledge is relative to the mind, or that things can be known only through their effects on the mind, and that consequently there can be no knowledge of reality as it is in itself
response generalization — generalization (def 4b).
response-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
right circular cylinder — a cylinder generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides.
right, left, and centre — on all sides; from every direction
roentgen equivalent man — the dose of ionizing radiation that produces the same effect in man as one roentgen of x- or gamma-radiation
rolling-element bearing — a roller bearing or ball bearing.
saint george's mushroom — an edible whitish basidiomycetous fungus, Tricholoma gambosum, with a floury smell
school (crossing) guard — a person, either an adult or an older student, whose duty it is to help children cross streets near schools safely
securities exchange act — a law passed in 1934 establishing the SEC.
self extracting archive — (file format) (SEA) An archive format used on the Apple Macintosh. Double-clicking a file of this type should extract its contents.
slum clearance campaign — a campaign to rehouse those people who live in a slum area, and to prepare the area for demolition and rebuilding
small-scale integration — SSI.
sovereignty association — (in Canada) a proposed arrangement by which Quebec would become independent but would maintain a formal association with Canada
sparkling mineral water — Sparkling mineral water is mineral water that is slightly carbonated.
spigot and socket joint — a joint between two pipes using male and female parts
split-fingered fastball — a pitch, similar to the forkball but thrown with the same arm speed as a fastball, that drops suddenly as it nears the batter.
standard widget toolkit — (graphics, programming, standard) (SWT) The Eclipse Foundation's framework for developing graphical user interfaces in Java. SWT is written in explicitly standard Java but uses the Java Native Interface to talk to a platform-native GUI library. SWT is the third major attempt to give Java a decent GUI framework, following AWT and Swing. Of the three, SWT is the most consistent with the native GUIs but its programming model is hard to port to non-Windows platforms.
state-trading countries — countries whose export and import trading is government controlled
sterling software, inc. — (company) A software company which was bought out by Computer Associates International, Inc.
stimulus generalization — generalization (def 4a).
stimulus-generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
stock and station agent — a firm dealing in and financing farm activities
straight bill of lading — a bill of lading that is issued to a specified consignee for the delivery of the goods and that cannot be endorsed to another party.
strategic business unit — an autonomous division or section with its own mission within a larger organization
sustainable agriculture — any of a number of environmentally friendly farming methods that preserve an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.
take sthing on the chin — If you say that someone took something on the chin, you mean that they accepted an unpleasant or difficult situation bravely and without making a lot of fuss about it.
tanganyika and zanzibar — United Republic of, former name of Tanzania.
tangible user interface — (interface) An attempt to give physical form to digital information, making bits directly manipulable and perceptible by people. Tangible Interfaces will make bits accessible through augmented physical surfaces (e.g. walls, desktops, ceilings, windows), graspable objects (e.g. building blocks, models, instruments) and ambient media (e.g. light, sound, airflow, water-flow, kinetic sculpture) within physical environments.
tennessee walking horse — an American breed of horse, marked by its stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk
the information highway — the internet
the kingdom of lorraine — an early medieval kingdom on the Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine rivers: later a duchy
the library of congress — the official library of the United States in Washington, DC. It houses extensive collections in all subject areas and formats, important historical documents, and is also a depository for copyrighted materials.
the taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
the teaching profession — the profession of a teacher
the yachting fraternity — the social circle of well-off people who sail yachts
thompson submachine gun — a portable, .45-caliber, automatic weapon designed to be fired from the shoulder or hip.
thousand and one nights — a collection of Eastern folk tales derived in part from Indian and Persian sources and dating from the 10th century a.d.
to drive a hard bargain — If people drive a hard bargain, they argue with determination in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves.
to fight tooth and nail — If you fight tooth and nail to do something, you do everything you can in order to achieve it. If you fight something tooth and nail, you do everything you can in order to prevent it.
to have an axe to grind — If someone has an axe to grind, they are doing something for selfish reasons.
to have feelings for sb — to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
to keep a tight rein on — If you keep a tight rein on someone, you control them firmly.
to send someone packing — If you send someone packing, you make them go away.
tongass national forest — a temperate rainforest in SE Alaska that also harbors more than two dozen communities, including Juneau: largest US national forest. 17 million acres (69,000 km).
tongue-and-groove joint — a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
topological equivalence — the property of two topological spaces such that there is a homeomorphism from one to the other.

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