16-letter words containing q, u, a, n, t
- acquaintanceship — a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.
- alvarez quintero — Joa‧ˈquín (hwɑˈkin ) ; hwäkēnˈ) 1873-1944; Sp. playwright
- antitorque rotor — (on certain helicopters) a small rotor on the tail, turning in the vertical plane and providing a thrust whose torque opposes and compensates for the torque of the main rotor.
- autumnal equinox — the time at which the sun crosses the plane of the equator away from the relevant hemisphere, making day and night of equal length. It occurs about Sept 23 in the N hemisphere (March 21 in the S hemisphere)
- butternut squash — a variety of squash with brownish-yellow rind and orange flesh
- call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- chequing account — (in Canada) account against which cheques can be drawn
- consequentialism — the doctrine that an action is right or wrong according as its consequences are good or bad
- consequentialist — the theory that human actions derive their moral worth solely from their outcomes or consequences.
- consequentiality — following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- data acquisition — data logging
- demolition squad — a group of demolishers
- disequilibration — to put out of equilibrium; unbalance: A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.
- disqualification — an act or instance of disqualifying.
- draw and quarter — to disembowel and dismember (a person) after hanging
- elegiac quatrain — a poetic stanza consisting of four lines of iambic pentameter rhyming alternately.
- equation of time — the difference between apparent solar time and mean solar time, being at a maximum in February (over 14 minutes) and November (over 16 minutes)
- equational logic — (logic) First-order equational logic consists of quantifier-free terms of ordinary first-order logic, with equality as the only predicate symbol. The model theory of this logic was developed into Universal algebra by Birkhoff et al. [Birkhoff, Gratzer, Cohn]. It was later made into a branch of category theory by Lawvere ("algebraic theories").
- gas liquefaction — Gas liquefaction is the process of refrigerating a gas to a temperature that is below its critical temperature in order to form a liquid.
- general quarters — a condition of readiness for combat on a warship, during which crew members remain at their battle stations and have guns and ammunition ready for immediate loading.
- grand inquisitor — (often initial capital letters) the presiding officer of a court of inquisition.
- home-equity loan — a loan that uses equity in the borrower's home as collateral.
- in quadruplicate — in four identical copies
- in quintuplicate — in five identical copies
- inconsequentials — Plural form of inconsequential.
- laplace equation — the second-order partial differential equation indicating that the Laplace operator operating on a given function results in zero. Compare harmonic (def 4c).
- leading question — a question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer.
- loire-atlantique — a department in NW France. 2695 sq. mi. (6980 sq. km). Capital: Nantes.
- magnetic equator — aclinic line.
- non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- north massapequa — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- nueva ocotepeque — a town in W Honduras.
- oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
- oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
- obsequent stream — a stream flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata.
- proto-algonquian — the unattested parent language from which the Algonquian languages are descended.
- quadricentennial — of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.
- quantitativeness — The state or quality of being quantitative.
- quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
- quantum sufficit — as much as suffices; enough.
- quarter sessions — an English court of general criminal jurisdiction for crimes less than homicide, held quarterly.
- quarter-finalist — A quarter-finalist is a person or team that is competing in a quarter-final.
- quasi-equivalent — equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
- quasi-scientific — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
- quasi-stationary — a person or thing that is stationary.
- quatercentennial — pertaining to or marking a period of 400 years.
- queen anne style — a style of English architecture of the early 18th cent., characterized by construction in red brick, forms modified from classical architecture, and simple, elegant, and stately ornamentation
- question of fact — a question concerning the reality of an alleged event or circumstance in a trial by jury, usually determined by the jury.
- questionableness — The state or condition of being questionable; dubiousness.
- quinquefoliolate — (botany) Having five leaflets.
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