10-letter words containing o, r, a, t, e
- astrolabes — Plural form of astrolabe.
- astrologer — An astrologer is a person who uses astrology to try to tell you things about your character and your future.
- astrometry — the branch of astronomy concerned with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies
- astronomer — An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- atascadero — a town in SW California.
- atef-crown — a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
- atheromata — Plural form of atheroma.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- atrocities — acts of extreme cruelty, esp against prisoners or civilians in wartime
- atropatene — Media Atropatene.
- attenuator — any device designed to reduce the power of a wave or electrical signal without distorting it
- attoparsec — (unit, humour) About 31 mm (one inch). "atto-" is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 * 10^-18 light years. Thus, one attoparsec per microfortnight is about one inch per second. This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the UK.
- attornment — (feudal legal) The consent of a tenant to the transfer of his relationship to his landlord to another person.
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- audiometer — an instrument for testing the intensity and frequency range of sound that is capable of detection by the human ear
- audiometry — the testing of hearing by means of an audiometer.
- auditioner — a person who attends an audition
- authorised — Alternative spelling of authorized.
- authorises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorise.
- authoritie — Obsolete spelling of authority.
- authorized — officially permitted or empowered
- authorizer — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- authorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize.
- authorless — having no author; anonymous
- authourize — Rare spelling of authorize.
- autochrome — a material once used for color photography, consisting of a photographic emulsion applied over a multicolored screen of minute starch grains dyed red, green, and blue-violet.
- autodialer — An electronic device that dials telephone numbers randomly or from a list and may also leave messages and request information.
- autoerotic — producing sexual excitement or pleasure without association with another person or external stimulation.
- autoloader — stack loader
- automakers — Plural form of automaker.
- autorepeat — Any feature that repeats an action automatically.
- autorotate — (of a rotor) to rotate around a central axis powered by aerodynamic forces
- autoroutes — Plural form of autoroute.
- autowinder — a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure
- autoworker — An autoworker is a person who works in the automobile manufacturing industry.
- aversation — (obsolete) A turning from with dislike; aversion.
- axonometry — the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals
- azeotropes — Plural form of azeotrope.
- azotometer — (chemistry, obsolete) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
- backstroke — Backstroke is a swimming stroke that you do lying on your back.
- bacteriol. — bacteriological
- bardolater — someone who practises bardolatry
- barefooted — Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
- barefooter — One who takes part in water skiing without wearing water skis.
- bargestone — any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
- baroceptor — Baroreceptor.
- barometers — Plural form of barometer.
- barometric — Barometric pressure is the atmospheric pressure that is shown by a barometer.
- baronetage — the order of baronets; baronets collectively
- baronetess — the wife of a baronet