26-letter words containing n, s, p

physical transport network — (communications) (PTN) The actual hardware through which data transfer devices are connected.
physics analysis workbench — (tool) (PAW) A general purpose portable tool for analysis and presentation of physics data.
plain old telephone system — Public Switched Telephone Network
post-and-beam construction — wall construction in which beams rather than studs are used to support heavy posts.
postprandial thermogenesis — the rate at which food is broken down after a meal and used by your body
pour encourager les autres — in order to encourage the others: often used ironically
principle of superposition — any of several physical laws that the resultant of similar vector quantities at a point is a function of the sum of the individual quantities, especially the law that the displacement at a point in a medium undergoing simple harmonic motion is equal to the sum of the displacements of each individual wave.
professional office system — (messaging) (PROFS) An office messaging system from IBM, used worldwide, mainly on IBM mainframes.
provence-alpes-côte d'azur — metropolitan region of SE France: 12,124 sq mi (31,401 sq km); pop. 4,258,000; chief city, Marseille
public-liability insurance — insurance covering the insured against risks involving liability to the public for damages arising from negligence.
public-service corporation — a private or quasi-private corporation chartered to provide an essential commodity or service to the public.
pulse repetition frequency — the number of pulses per second in a system of pulse transmission. Abbreviation: PRF.
pulse-amplitude modulation — modulation of the amplitude of a train of electric pulses used to carry signals (pulse carrier) Abbreviation: PAM.
put a bug in someone's ear — Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
put one's signature to sth — If you put your signature to a document, you sign it as a way of officially showing that you agree with what is written.
put the fluence on someone — to apply hypnotic or mystical influence to a person
quite apart from something — used to indicate that you are aware of one aspect of a situation, but that you are going to focus on another aspect
real-time operating system — (operating system) (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. RTOS is not a specific product but a class of operating systems.
refinery’s own consumption — Refinery's own consumption is the gas and fuel which is burnt to operate the units in a refinery and generate electricity and steam.
remembrance of things past — a novel (1913–27) by Marcel Proust.
repetitive strain disorder — overuse strain injury
replacement cost insurance — Replacement cost insurance is insurance in which the cost of replacing property is calculated without a reduction for depreciation.
round peg in a square hole — a person in a position, situation, etc. for which he or she is unsuited or unqualified
sans peur et sans reproche — without fear and without reproach: said originally of the French knight, the Seigneur de Bayard.
scintillation spectrometer — a scintillation counter adapted for measuring the energy distribution of particles emitted in radioactive processes.
search engine optimization — the process of adjusting the content, structure, etc, of a website so that it will be displayed prominently by a search engine
senior chief petty officer — a noncommissioned officer ranking above a chief petty officer and below a master chief petty officer. Abbreviation: SCPO.
serotonin receptor agonist — A serotonin receptor agonist is any compound that activates serotonin receptors when serotonin is not present.
show a clean pair of heels — to run off
simple algebraic extension — a simple extension in which the specified element is a root of an algebraic equation in the given field.
slip through one's fingers — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
square peg in a round hole — If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all.
ssh file transfer protocol — (networking) (SFTP) A version of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) using an encrypted network connection provided by Secure Shell (SSH), usually SSH 2. The SFTP protocol allows for a range of operations on remote files, making it more like a remote file system protocol. SFTP clients can resume interrupted transfers, get directory listings and remove remote files. SFTP has largely replaced Secure Copy (SCP).
stamped addressed envelope — A stamped addressed envelope is an envelope with a stamp on it and your own name and address, which you send to someone so that something can be sent back to you. The abbreviation s.a.e. is also used.
straight-line depreciation — Straight-line depreciation is a method of depreciation in which an equal amount of depreciation is taken each year.
string processing language — (language) (SPRING)
sweep someone off his feet — to inspire strong and immediate enthusiasm, love, etc. in someone
system product interpreter — Restructured EXtended eXecutor
take someone's temperature — If you take someone's temperature you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the temperature of their body in order to see if they are ill.
take steps to do something — to undertake measures with a view to the attainment of some end
the second epistle of john — an epistle attributed to the apostle John which warns against teachers who claim that Jesus Christ did not come to Earth in the flesh
the single european market — the free trade policy that operates between members of the European Union
thematic apperception test — a projective technique in which stories told by a subject about each of a series of pictures are assumed to reveal dominant needs or motivations. Abbreviation: TAT.
three-dimensional printing — the creation of solid objects by building up multiple layers, each layer corresponding to a plan held in a digital file
to be in raptures over sth — be highly delighted with
to be pressed into service — To press someone or something into service means to use them temporarily for a particular purpose.
to lay oneself open to sth — If you lay yourself open to criticism or attack, or if something lays you open to it, something you do makes it possible or likely that other people will criticize or attack you.
to pick holes in something — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
to pip someone at the post — If someone is pipped at the post or pipped to the post they are just beaten in a competition or in a race to achieve something.
to pour scorn on something — If you pour scorn on someone or something or heap scorn on them, you say that you think they are stupid and worthless.

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