16-letter words containing s, c, r, a, p, m
- access programme — a television or radio programme made by the general public as distinguished from one made by professional broadcasters
- achromatic prism — a system of two or more prisms of different substances that deflects but does not disperse a beam of light.
- american cowslip — shooting star (def 2).
- american spanish — Spanish as used in Latin America. Abbreviation: AmerSp.
- amerigo vespucci — Amerigo [uh-mer-i-goh;; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ;; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), (Americus Vespucius) 1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.
- anthropocentrism — an anthropocentric theory or view.
- anthroposemiotic — Of or pertaining to anthroposemiotics.
- atmospheric tide — a movement of atmospheric masses caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon and by daily solar heating.
- axminster carpet — a type of patterned carpet with a cut pile
- bimetallic strip — a strip consisting of two metals of different coefficients of expansion welded together so that it buckles on heating: used in thermostats, etc
- boston cream pie — a cake of two layers with icing and a creamy filling
- canine distemper — distemper1 (def 1a).
- celestial empire — Chinese Empire
- chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
- christmas hamper — a collection of seasonal delicacies, often housed in a wicker hamper, which people or organizations give as Christmas presents
- chromatographies — Plural form of chromatography.
- churidar pyjamas — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
- compression wave — a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.
- contemporariness — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- cramp sb's style — If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behavior in some way.
- cream puff paste — paste made with eggs, water or milk, butter, and flour, used in making éclairs, profiteroles, and other kinds of puffs.
- crime of passion — a crime, often a murder, committed from passion, esp sexual passion
- crime passionnel — a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passion
- data compression — the act of compressing.
- diplomatic corps — the entire body of diplomats accredited to and resident at a court or capital.
- domestic partner — either member of an unmarried, cohabiting, and especially homosexual couple that seeks benefits usually available only to spouses.
- domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
- dynamic response — The dynamic response of a machine, structure, or process is how it reacts over time to something that is done to it.
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
- hand screw clamp — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- hemotherapeutics — hemotherapy.
- himachal pradesh — a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Capital: Shimla.
- hispano-american — Spanish.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ice-cream supper — an ice-cream social held in the late afternoon or early evening.
- image processing — (graphics) Computer manipulation of images. Some of the many algorithms used in image processing include convolution (on which many others are based), FFT, DCT, thinning (or skeletonisation), edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also use special purpose hardware for speed. Image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is usually more concerned with the generation of artificial images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand (real-world) data by displaying it as an artificial image (e.g. a graph). Image processing is used in image recognition and computer vision. See also Pilot European Image Processing Archive.
- impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
- impact structure — a large geologic formation, as a crater, created by a comet's or meteor's collision with a planet.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
- inter-comparison — the act of comparing.
- intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
- kaposi's sarcoma — a form of skin cancer found in Africans and more recently in victims of AIDS
- knapsack problem — the problem of determining which numbers from a given collection of numbers have been added together to yield a specific sum: used in cryptography to encipher (and sometimes decipher) messages.
- lever escapement — an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
- mach's principle — the proposition that there is no absolute space and that the inertia and acceleration of a body are determined by all of the matter of the universe.
- macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
- magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
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