12-letter words containing p, a, g, e, c
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
- circle graph — pie chart.
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- college park — a city in N Georgia.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- compensating — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- crapehanging — the practice of hanging crape, esp as a sign of mourning
- crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
- crepe-hanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- dancing step — balanced step.
- decapitating — Present participle of decapitate.
- deck passage — overnight accommodation on a vessel other than in a regular sleeping space.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- depreciating — Present participle of depreciate.
- depth charge — A depth charge is a type of bomb which explodes under water and which is used especially to destroy enemy submarines.
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- ear piercing — hole in ear for jewellery
- ear-piercing — extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- emancipating — Present participle of emancipate.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- epexegetical — Relating to epexegesis.
- epigrammatic — Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactoscope — a lactoscope.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- garage space — space available for housing a motor vehicle, usually within a purpose-built building
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- gastroscopes — Plural form of gastroscope.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geopolitical — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- get anyplace — to have any success
- glacier peak — a volcanic mountain in NW central Washington, in the Cascade range. 10,541 feet (3213 meters).
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- grace hopper — (person) US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. She also developed the first commercial high-level language, which eventually evolved into COBOL. She worked on the Mark I computer with Howard Aiken and with BINAC in 1949. She is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (with various wordings), which has been the guiding principle in sysadmin decisions ever since. See also the entries debug and bug. Hopper is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1994, the US Navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper, after her.
- grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.