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11-letter words containing t, a, q, u

  • quantum dot — (physics)   (Or "single-electron transistor") A location capable of containing a single electrical charge; i.e., a single electron of Coulomb charge. Physically, quantum dots are nanometer-size semiconductor structures in which the presence or absence of a quantum electron can be used to store information. See also: quantum cell, quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
  • quarantined — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
  • quarantines — Plural form of quarantine.
  • quarry tile — a square or diamond-shaped unglazed floor tile
  • quart major — Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor)
  • quart minor — Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor)
  • quarter bar — a strut for bracing the central post of a windmill.
  • quarter cif — (communications, standard)   (QCIF), a video format standard used in videoconferencing, that transfers one fourth as much data as Common Intermediate Format (CIF). QCIF is defined in ITU H.261 as having 144 lines and 176 pixels per line, with half as many chrominance pixels in each direction. QCIF is suitable for videoconferencing systems that use telephone lines. The codec standard specifies that QCIF compatibility is mandatory, and CIF compatibility is optional.
  • quarter day — (in England, Ireland, and Wales) one of the four days, Lady Day, Midsummer Day, Michaelmas, or Christmas, regarded as marking off the quarters of the year, on which quarterly payments are due, tenancies begin and end, etc.
  • quarterback — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
  • quarterdeck — the part of a weather deck that runs aft from the midship area or the mainmast to the stern or poop of a vessel.
  • quarterlies — Plural form of quarterly.
  • quarterlife — designating the period of life immediately following adolescence, usually the early twenties to early thirties
  • quarterpace — (archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only.
  • quarterpipe — Alternative form of quarter-pipe.
  • quartz lamp — a lamp consisting of an ultraviolet light source, as mercury vapor, contained in a fused-silica bulb that transmits ultraviolet light with little absorption.
  • quasi-adult — having attained full size and strength; grown up; mature: an adult person, animal, or plant.
  • quasi-latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
  • quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
  • quatre bras — a village in central Belgium, near Brussels: battle preliminary to the battle of Waterloo fought here 1815.
  • quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
  • quaver rest — a musical rest or silence that lasts for the equivalent of a quaver or eighth note
  • questionary — a questionnaire.
  • quick ratio — A quick ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets minus inventories by current liabilities.
  • quick-hatch — a wolverine.
  • quint major — an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
  • quitchgrass — Elymus repens.
  • quitclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of quitclaim.
  • quite a bit — a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
  • quizmasters — Plural form of quizmaster.
  • quotability — The degree to which a person, literature, or a speech is useful or relevant for being quoted.
  • quotidianly — daily: a quotidian report.
  • racquetball — a game similar to handball, played on a four-walled court but with a short-handled, strung racket and a larger, somewhat softer ball.
  • re-acquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
  • rose quartz — a rose-red to pink variety of crystalline quartz usually found in massive form and used as a gem or ornamental stone.
  • semiaquatic — partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.
  • sequestrant — any substance used to bring about sequestration, often by chelation. They are used in horticulture to counteract lime in the soil
  • sequestrate — Law. to sequester (property). to confiscate.
  • sesquialter — in the ratio of 3:2
  • soldatesque — of or relating to a soldier
  • square foot — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one foot on each side; 0.0929 square meters. 2 , sq. ft. Abbreviation: ft.
  • square knot — a common knot in which the ends come out alongside of the standing parts.
  • square root — a quantity of which a given quantity is the square: The quantities +6 and −6 are square roots of 36 since (+6)×(+6)=36 and (−6)×(−6)=36.
  • square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • square-toed — with the toes squared off
  • square-toes — an old-fashioned or strait-laced person.
  • squassation — a form of strappado in which the victim, with arms bound behind and feet heavily weighted, was jerked up and down at the end of a rope passed under the arms.
  • squattiness — the condition or quality of being squat
  • sympathique — pleasing or congenial
  • terraqueous — consisting of land and water, as the earth.
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