12-letter words containing t, a, e
- appercipient — having or using apperception
- appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
- appetisement — appetite or hunger
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- apple butter — a jam made from stewed spiced apples
- apple maggot — a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
- apple newton — (computer) A Personal Digital Assistant produced by Apple Computer. The Newton provides a clever, user-friendly interface and relies solely on pen-based input. Eagerly anticipated, the Newton uses handwriting recognition software to "learn" the users handwriting and provide reliable character recognition. Various third-party software applications are available and add-on peripherals like wireless modems for Internet access are being sold by Apple Computer, Inc. and its licensees.
- appletviewer — (web, testing) A simplified web browser used for testing applets. You can't browse HTML with it but you can run applets to test them before embedding them in a web page.
- applied arts — arts that are put to practical use
- appointments — Plural form of appointment.
- appositeness — The state of being apposite.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciation — Appreciation of something is the recognition and enjoyment of its good qualities.
- appreciative — An appreciative reaction or comment shows the enjoyment that you are getting from something.
- appreciators — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- appreciatory — appreciative.
- apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- appropriated — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- appropriates — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximated — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- approximates — near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard.
- appurtenance — a secondary or less significant thing or part
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- araeosystyle — (of columned buildings) having an alternately very wide and very narrow intercolumniation
- arbitrageurs — Plural form of arbitrageur.
- arc cosecant — the angle, measured in radians, that has a cosecant equal to a given number. Symbol: csc −1. Abbreviation: arc csc;
- arc spectrum — a spectrum formed from the light produced by an electric arc, characteristic of the gas or vapor through which the arc passes.
- archaeometry — the use of science and modern technology in archaeology to examine and interpret archaeological remains
- arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archeopteryx — A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
- archetypally — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- architecture — Architecture is the art of planning, designing, and constructing buildings.
- archive site — (networking) (Or "FTP site", "FTP archive") An Internet host where program source, documents, e-mail or news messages are stored for public access via anonymous FTP, Gopher, web or other document distribution system. There may be several archive sites (mirrors) for, e.g., a Usenet newsgroup though one may be recognised as the main one. FTP servers were common on the Internet for about ten years but have been largely replaced by web servers since the invention of the World-Wide Web and its HTTP protocol. Some well-known archive sites included Imperial College, UK, UUNET, USA, GNU archive site. The archie service attempted to index the contents of FTP archives, foreshadowing the indexing of the web by Google and others.
- arctic ocean — the ocean surrounding the North Pole, north of the Arctic Circle. Area: about 14 100 000 sq km (5 440 000 sq miles)
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness