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17-letter words containing r, e, v, o, l, t

  • inertial observer — a hypothetical observer who is not accelerated with respect to an inertial system. Newton's laws of motion and the special theory of relativity apply to the measurements which would be made by such observers
  • inter-convertible — to subject to interconversion; interchange.
  • intergovernmental — involving two or more governments or levels of government.
  • intragovernmental — Within a government.
  • inventory control — the process of monitoring and adjusting the amount of items available, esp to avoid having too many or too few for current demand
  • invisible exports — services sold to a foreign country or countries
  • invisible imports — imports of services rather than goods
  • kiloelectron volt — 1000 electron-volts. Abbreviation: keV, kev.
  • kvatro telecom as — (company)   The company that maintains Mary. Address: Trondheim, Norway.
  • level compensator — an automatic gain control device used in the receivers of telegraphic circuits.
  • little fork river — a river in N Minnesota, flowing N to the Rainy River on the Canadian border. 132 miles (212 km) long.
  • locomotive driver — an engine driver
  • macroevolutionary — Pertaining to, or as a result of macroevolution.
  • megaelectron volt — million electron volts.
  • microevolutionary — Of or pertaining to microevolution.
  • mid-level network — (Or "regional network"). The kind of networks which make up the second level of the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which connect the stub networks to the backbone networks.
  • military covenant — the supposed understanding that members of the armed forces and their families will be supported by the state in the event of injury or death in the course of duty
  • military governor — the military officer in command of a military government.
  • naval observatory — an astronomical observatory located in Washington, D.C., operated by the U.S. government, and responsible for the U.S. time service.
  • negative polarity — the grammatical character of a word or phrase, such as ever or any, that may normally be used only in a semantically or syntactically negative or interrogative context
  • non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
  • non-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
  • once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
  • paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
  • particle velocity — the velocity of a point in a medium that is undergoing wave motion.
  • period-revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
  • phlebotomus fever — sandfly fever.
  • positive electron — positron.
  • positive polarity — the grammatical characteristic of a word or phrase, such as delicious or rather, that may normally only be used in a semantically or syntactically positive or affirmative context
  • potential divider — a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source.
  • pre-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
  • pro-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
  • probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
  • production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
  • promotional event — occasion organized to market or advertise sth
  • relative majority — the excess of votes or seats won by the winner of an election over the runner-up when no candidate or party has more than 50 per cent
  • reproductive cell — gamete.
  • revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
  • revealed theology — theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.
  • revolutionary war — American Revolution.
  • rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
  • save shoe leather — to avoid wearing out shoes, as by taking a bus rather than walking
  • self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
  • self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
  • silent revolution — a social or political revolution that takes place with little warning and without great fuss or unrest
  • silver collection — a collection that consists of silver coins that is made at a meeting etc
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