17-letter words containing r, o, d, e

firehose syndrome — (networking, jargon) An absence, failure or inadequacy of flow control mechanisms causing the sender to overwhelm the receiver. The implication is that, like trying to drink from a firehose, the consequenses are worse than just loss of data, e.g. the receiver may crash. See ping-flood.
first commandment — “Thou shalt have no other gods before me”: first of the Ten Commandments.
first-order logic — (language, logic) The language describing the truth of mathematical formulas. Formulas describe properties of terms and have a truth value. The following are atomic formulas: True False p(t1,..tn) where t1,..,tn are terms and p is a predicate. If F1, F2 and F3 are formulas and v is a variable then the following are compound formulas: The "order" of a logic specifies what entities "For all" and "Exists" may quantify over. First-order logic can only quantify over sets of atomic propositions. (E.g. For all p . p => p). Second-order logic can quantify over functions on propositions, and higher-order logic can quantify over any type of entity. The sets over which quantifiers operate are usually implicit but can be deduced from well-formedness constraints. In first-order logic quantifiers always range over ALL the elements of the domain of discourse. By contrast, second-order logic allows one to quantify over subsets.
five-spice powder — a mixture of spices used especially in Chinese cooking, usually including cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, pepper, and star anise.
flagrante delicto — Law. in the very act of committing the offense.
flog a dead horse — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
floppy disk drive — disk drive
flowering dogwood — a North American dogwood tree, Cornus florida, having small greenish flowers in the spring, surrounded by white or pink bracts that resemble petals: the state flower and the state tree of Virginia.
folie de grandeur — a delusion of grandeur; megalomania.
follow the leader — a child's game in which players, one behind the other, follow a leader and must repeat or follow everything he or she does.
for all the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
for ever and ever — for eternity
forced convection — Forced convection is convection in which the movement of fluid does not happen naturally but is helped by a device such as a fan or pump.
fore-and-aft sail — any of various sails, as jib-headed sails, gaff sails, lugsails, lateen sails, spritsails, staysails, and jibs, that do not set on yards and whose normal position, when not trimmed, is in a fore-and-aft direction amidships.
forensic evidence — evidence obtained by the use of science, for example DNA evidence, etc
forensic medicine — the application of medical knowledge to questions of civil and criminal law, especially in court proceedings.
forever and a day — without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
fort leonard wood — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in SW Missouri, SW of Rolla.
foundation course — A foundation course is a course that you do at some colleges and universities in order to prepare yourself for a longer or more advanced course.
four-eyed opossum — a small opossum, Metachirops (Philander) opossum, ranging from Mexico to Brazil, having a white spot above each eye.
four-letter words — any of a number of short words, usually of four letters, considered offensive or vulgar because of their reference to excrement or sex.
four-rowed barley — a class of barley having, in each spike, six rows of grain, with two pairs of rows overlapping.
fourfold purchase — a tackle that is composed of a rope passed through two fourfold blocks in such a way as to provide mechanical power in the ratio of 1 to 5 or 1 to 4, depending on whether hauling is done on the running or the standing block and without considering friction. Compare tackle (def 2).
fractal dimension — (mathematics) A common type of fractal dimension is the Hausdorff-Besicovich Dimension, but there are several different ways of computing fractal dimension. Fractal dimension can be calculated by taking the limit of the quotient of the log change in object size and the log change in measurement scale, as the measurement scale approaches zero. The differences come in what is exactly meant by "object size" and what is meant by "measurement scale" and how to get an average number out of many different parts of a geometrical object. Fractal dimensions quantify the static *geometry* of an object. For example, consider a straight line. Now blow up the line by a factor of two. The line is now twice as long as before. Log 2 / Log 2 = 1, corresponding to dimension 1. Consider a square. Now blow up the square by a factor of two. The square is now 4 times as large as before (i.e. 4 original squares can be placed on the original square). Log 4 / log 2 = 2, corresponding to dimension 2 for the square. Consider a snowflake curve formed by repeatedly replacing ___ with _/\_, where each of the 4 new lines is 1/3 the length of the old line. Blowing up the snowflake curve by a factor of 3 results in a snowflake curve 4 times as large (one of the old snowflake curves can be placed on each of the 4 segments _/\_). Log 4 / log 3 = 1.261... Since the dimension 1.261 is larger than the dimension 1 of the lines making up the curve, the snowflake curve is a fractal. [sci.fractals FAQ].
frames per second — (unit) (fps) The unit of measurement of the frame rate of a moving image.
frankenstein food — any foodstuff that has been genetically modified
frederick pollock — Sir Frederick, 1845–1937, English legal scholar and author.
free-body diagram — A free-body diagram is a diagram of a structure in which all supports are replaced by forces.
freedom of speech — the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion, etc.
freight forwarder — a person or firm that arranges to pick up or deliver goods on instructions of a shipper or a consignee from or to a point by various necessary conveyances and common carriers.
french somaliland — a former name of Djibouti (def 1).
friend of dorothy — a male homosexual
from head to foot — all over one's body
from side to side — movement: back and forth
front-end payment — a payment required or incurred in advance of a project in order to get it under way
front-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only.
full load current — A full load current is the largest current that a motor or other device is designed to carry under particular conditions.
further education — adult education.
garboard (strake) — the strake adjoining the keel
garden heliotrope — the common valerian, Valeriana officinalis, especially when cultivated as an ornamental.
garden mignonette — a Mediterranean plant, Resida odorata, which has spikes of small greenish-white flowers with prominent anthers
gender expression — the external expression of gender roles, as through socially defined behaviors and ways of dressing.
general admission — an admission charge for unreserved seats at a theatrical performance, sports event, etc.
general knowledge — commonly known facts
generalized other — an individual's internalized impression of societal norms and expectations.
george whitefield — George, 1714–70, English Methodist evangelist.
give to the world — to publish
go down the drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
go for the doctor — to make a great effort or move very fast, esp in a horse race
gold export point — an exchange rate at which it is as cheap to settle international accounts by exporting gold bullion as by buying bills of exchange

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