15-letter words containing t, o, e, n
- contention slot — (networking) In a communication system where only one node at a time may transmit successfully on a shared channel, the contention slot or contention period is the time a node must wait before it can be sure that no other node's transmission has collided with its transmission. If node A starts to transmit at time t0 and then another node starts to transmit just before it recieves A's transmission at time t0 + T, then the transmissions will collide but node A will not detect the collision until time t0 + 2T. The contention slot, 2T, for nodes seperated by the maximum propagation delay thus determines how much data the node must be prepared to re-transmit in the event of a collision.
- contentiousness — The state of being contentious.
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualizing — Present participle of contextualize.
- contingency fee — a lawyer's fee that only becomes payable if the case is successful
- contingency tax — any new tax that would be necessary in case of a shortfall in revenues.
- continuous wave — an electromagnetic wave, esp. a radio wave, with a constant amplitude and frequency
- contour feather — any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape
- contraclockwise — Counterclockwise.
- contract bridge — the most common variety of bridge, in which the declarer receives points counting towards game and rubber only for tricks he bids as well as makes, any overtricks receiving bonus points
- contract killer — a person hired to commit a murder
- contradictively — tending or inclined to contradict; involving contradiction; contradictory.
- contraflow lane — a traffic lane whose normal direction is reversed temporarily
- contraindicated — not advisable because of contraindications
- contralaterally — In a contralateral manner.
- contrapositives — (logic) Plural form of contrapositive.
- contrapropeller — one of two propellers, usually attached to a ship or aircraft, which rotates in the opposite direction to the other
- contrariousness — The state or quality of being contrarious.
- contrast medium — a radiopaque substance, such as barium sulphate, used to increase the contrast of an image in radiography
- control surface — a movable surface, such as a rudder, elevator, aileron, etc, that controls an aircraft or rocket
- controlled drug — a drug whose sale is illegal except through prescribed medical channels
- controller bias — In a control loop, the controller bias is a constant amount added to or subtracted from the action that a controller would normally take with a particular gain.
- controller gain — In a control loop, the controller gain is the strength of action a controller will take at a particular point below or above the setpoint.
- controversially — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- convection cell — a distinct volume of circulating fluid, in a fluid medium under gravity, that is heated from below and cooled from above: usually found in large groupings.
- convection oven — a type of oven which cooks food by circulating hot air
- conventionalise — Alternative spelling of conventionalize.
- conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
- conventionalist — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
- conventionalize — to make conventional
- conventual mass — the Mass celebrated daily in a convent church for all members of the conventual community.
- conversationism — a colloquialism
- conversationist — Someone skilled in the art of conversations.
- converted steel — cement steel.
- convertibleness — The state of being convertible; convertibility.
- conveyorization — the process of conveyorizing
- cooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- coordinate bond — a type of covalent chemical bond in which both the shared electrons are provided by one of the atoms
- copper arsenite — a yellowish-green, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, CuHAsO 3 , used chiefly as a pigment and as an insecticide.
- copy protection — a routine that is included in a program by its publisher to prevent the software from being duplicated except for a single backup copy.
- core competency — a skill needed in order to be successful at a job or other activity: Several core competencies have been identified as critical to the success of every student.
- corn on the cob — Corn on the cob is the long rounded part of the maize or corn plant on which small yellow seeds grow, and which is eaten as a vegetable.
- coronary artery — either of two arteries branching from the aorta and supplying blood to the heart
- correcting lens — a thin lens used to correct spherical aberration introduced by the spherical mirror in certain optical systems
- correction tape — a tape that can be placed over a written or typed mistake, on which the correct form can be written or typed, thereby covering the mistake underneath
- correlativeness — The state or quality of being correlative.
- correspondently — in a correspondent manner
- corrugated iron — a thin structural sheet made of iron or steel, formed with alternating ridges and troughs
- corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.