17-letter words containing t, o, p, f

foucault pendulum — a pendulum that demonstrates the rotation of the earth by exhibiting an apparent change in its plane of oscillation.
four-part harmony — harmony in which each chord has four tones, creating, in sum, four melodic lines.
from pole to pole — throughout the entire world
from soup to nuts — a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
from the rooftops — If you shout something from the rooftops, you say it or announce it in a very public way.
front-end payment — a payment required or incurred in advance of a project in order to get it under way
front-line player — a regular player on a sports team or one who plays in the farthest forward position
function complete — (programming) State of a software component or system such that each function described by the software's functional specification can be reached by at least one functional path, and attempts to operate as specified.
go-faster stripes — (jargon) chrome. Mainstream in some parts of UK.
golf ball printer — IBM 2741
hardware platform — a group of compatible computers that can run the same software.
henry of portugal — ("the Navigator") 1394–1460, prince of Portugal: sponsor of geographic explorations.
hot off the press — newspaper: freshly printed
hyperinflationary — (economics) Having very high levels of inflation.
impersonification — (archaic) the act of impersonating; impersonation.
implicit function — See at implicit (def 4).
improper fraction — a fraction having the numerator greater than the denominator.
in a fit of pique — If someone does something in a fit of pique, they do it suddenly because they are annoyed at being not treated properly.
in the process of — If you are in the process of doing something, you have started to do it and are still doing it.
in/out of keeping — If one thing is in keeping with another, it is suitable in relation to that thing. If one thing is out of keeping with another, it is not suitable in relation to that thing.
incomplete flower — a flower without one or more of the normal parts, as carpels, sepals, petals, pistils, or stamens.
inertial platform — self-contained navigational devices used in inertial guidance, along with their mounting.
interprofessional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
isthmus of panama — an isthmus linking North and South America, between the Pacific and the Caribbean. Length: 676 km (420 miles). Width (at its narrowest point): 50 km (31 miles)
job specification — a detailed description of the qualifications, skills, and experience required for a particular post of employment
judgment of paris — the decision by Paris to award Aphrodite the golden apple of discord competed for by Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera.
jumping-off point — A jumping-off point or a jumping-off place is a place, situation, or occasion which you use as the starting point for something.
laplace transform — a map of a function, as a signal, defined especially for positive real values, as time greater than zero, into another domain where the function is represented as a sum of exponentials.
least fixed point — (mathematics) A function f may have many fixed points (x such that f x = x). For example, any value is a fixed point of the identity function, (\ x . x). If f is recursive, we can represent it as f = fix F where F is some higher-order function and fix F = F (fix F). The standard denotational semantics of f is then given by the least fixed point of F. This is the least upper bound of the infinite sequence (the ascending Kleene chain) obtained by repeatedly applying F to the totally undefined value, bottom. I.e. fix F = LUB {bottom, F bottom, F (F bottom), ...}. The least fixed point is guaranteed to exist for a continuous function over a cpo.
liberty of speech — freedom of speech.
life imprisonment — long-term prison sentence
life of the party — most lively, outgoing person
matter of opinion — a point open to question; a debatable statement
mayflower compact — an agreement to establish a government, entered into by the Pilgrims in the cabin of the Mayflower on November 11, 1620.
method of payment — cash, credit card, cheque, etc.
microfilm plotter — a type of incremental plotter that has a film rather than a paper output
microsoft project — (product) A Microsoft Windows program offering various project management tools.
mode of transport — means of travel
non-profit-making — A non-profit-making organization or charity is not run with the intention of making a profit.
non-proliferation — Non-proliferation is the limiting of the production and spread of something such as nuclear or chemical weapons.
not spare oneself — to exert oneself to the full
oil of turpentine — a colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic.
one-parent family — A one-parent family is a family that consists of one parent and his or her children living together.
out of proportion — exaggerated, excessive
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
pacific tree frog — a common terrestrial frog, Hyla regilla, of western North America, having a dark stripe along each side of the head.
palette of narmer — a king of Egypt identified by modern scholars as the Menes of tradition and depicted as the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt on an ancient slate tablet (Narmer Palette or Palette of Narmer) c3200 b.c. with relief carvings on both sides.
paratyphoid fever — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
parts of kesteven — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
pate de foie gras — See under foie gras.

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