18-letter words containing n, a, i, t, e

impedance matching — the technique of choosing or adjusting electric circuits and components so that the impedance of the load is equal to the internal impedance of the power source, thereby optimizing the power transfer from source to load.
impingement attack — a form of corrosion of metals caused by erosion of the oxide layer by a moving fluid in which there are suspended particles or air bubbles
imploded consonant — a consonant which is pronounced with or by implosion
in (the) aggregate — If a number of different things or amounts are considered in aggregate, or in the aggregate, they are considered as a single thing or amount.
in accordance with — conforming to
in another's shoes — in another's position
in at the deep end — If you are thrown in at the deep end, you are put in a completely new situation without any help or preparation. If you jump in at the deep end, you go into a completely new situation without any help or preparation.
in black and white — without colour
in compliance with — in accordance with
in inverted commas — If you say in inverted commas after a word or phrase, you are indicating that it is inaccurate or unacceptable in some way, or that you are quoting someone else.
in terrorem clause — a clause in a will stating that a beneficiary who contests the will shall lose his or her legacy.
in that/which case — You say in that case or in which case to indicate that what you are going to say is true if the possible situation that has just been mentioned actually exists.
in the affirmative — positively, by saying yes
in the belief that — If you do one thing in the belief that another thing is true or will happen, you do it because you think, usually wrongly, that it is true or will happen.
in the face of sth — If you take a particular action or attitude in the face of a problem or difficulty, you respond to that problem or difficulty in that way.
in the first place — firstly
in the last resort — You use in the last resort when stating the most basic or important fact that will still be true in a situation whatever else happens.
in the name of sth — If you do something in the name of an ideal or an abstract thing, you do it in order to preserve or promote that thing.
in the near future — soon
in the same breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
incapacity benefit — (in Britain) a regular government payment made to people who are unable to work for an extended period through disability
incidental charges — Incidental charges are costs of items and services that are not part of the main bill.
incidental damages — law: incurred by contract breach
income maintenance — a government program that provides financial assistance to needy people so that they can maintain a certain income level.
incommensurability — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
inconsequentiality — of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
incremental backup — (operating system) A kind of backup that copies all files which have changed since the date of the previous backup. The first backup of a file system should include all files - a "full backup". Call this level 0. The next backup could also be a full level 0 backup but it is usually much quicker to do a level 1 backup which will include only those files which have changed since the level 0 backup. Together the level 0 and level 1 backups will include the latest version of every file. Level 1 backups can be made until, say, the backup tape is nearly full, after which we can switch to level 2. Each level includes those files which have changed since the last backup at a lower level. The more levels you use, the longer it will take to restore the latest version of a file (or all files) if you don't know when it was last modified. Compare differential backup.
indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
indefinite article — an article, as English a, an, that denotes class membership of the noun it modifies without particularizing it.
indentured servant — a person who came to America and was placed under contract to work for another over a period of time, usually seven years, especially during the 17th to 19th centuries. Generally, indentured servants included redemptioners, victims of religious or political persecution, persons kidnapped for the purpose, convicts, and paupers.
independent clause — a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb, as I was there in the sentence I was there when he arrived.
indiscriminateness — The state of being indiscriminate.
individual liberty — the liberty of an individual to exercise freely those rights generally accepted as being outside of governmental control.
indolebutyric acid — a white or yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 13 O 2 N, a plant hormone similar to indoleacetic acid and used for the same purposes.
inductive relation — A relation R between domains D and E is inductive if for all chains d1 .. dn in D and e1 .. en in E,
industrial disease — occupational disease (def 1).
industrial dispute — disagreement between workers and managers
industrial hygiene — the science that assesses, controls, and prevents occupational factors or sources of stress in the workplace that may significantly affect the health and well-being of employees or of the community in general
industrial vehicle — a vehicle designed for use in industry
infectious disease — illness spread by person to person
information bureau — an office where you can go to get information
information centre — help desk, office
information office — an office where you can go to get information
information system — a computer system or set of components for collecting, creating, storing, processing, and distributing information, typically including hardware and software, system users, and the data itself: the use of information systems to solve business problems.
information theory — the mathematical theory concerned with the content, transmission, storage, and retrieval of information, usually in the form of messages or data, and especially by means of computers.
informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
infrared astronomy — the study of infrared radiation emitted by celestial objects.
inner automorphism — an automorphism that maps an element x into an element of the form axa −1 where a −1 is the inverse of a.
input/output table — a table of all the inputs and outputs of the industries of an economy
inquisitor-general — the head of the Spanish court of Inquisition

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