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19-letter words containing t, r, a

  • alexander technique — a technique for developing awareness of one's posture and movement in order to improve it
  • alexander the great — 356–323 bc, king of Macedon, who conquered Greece (336), Egypt (331), and the Persian Empire (328), and founded Alexandria
  • alfred thayer mahan — Alfred Thayer [they-er] /ˈθeɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1840–1914, U.S. naval officer and writer on naval history.
  • algebraic data type — (programming)   (Or "sum of products type") In functional programming, new types can be defined, each of which has one or more constructors. Such a type is known as an algebraic data type. E.g. in Haskell we can define a new type, "Tree": data Tree = Empty | Leaf Int | Node Tree Tree with constructors "Empty", "Leaf" and "Node". The constructors can be used much like functions in that they can be (partially) applied to arguments of the appropriate type. For example, the Leaf constructor has the functional type Int -> Tree. A constructor application cannot be reduced (evaluated) like a function application though since it is already in normal form. Functions which operate on algebraic data types can be defined using pattern matching: depth :: Tree -> Int depth Empty = 0 depth (Leaf n) = 1 depth (Node l r) = 1 + max (depth l) (depth r) The most common algebraic data type is the list which has constructors Nil and Cons, written in Haskell using the special syntax "[]" for Nil and infix ":" for Cons. Special cases of algebraic types are product types (only one constructor) and enumeration types (many constructors with no arguments). Algebraic types are one kind of constructed type (i.e. a type formed by combining other types). An algebraic data type may also be an abstract data type (ADT) if it is exported from a module without its constructors. Objects of such a type can only be manipulated using functions defined in the same module as the type itself. In set theory the equivalent of an algebraic data type is a discriminated union - a set whose elements consist of a tag (equivalent to a constructor) and an object of a type corresponding to the tag (equivalent to the constructor arguments).
  • algebraic extension — a field containing a given field such that every element in the first field is algebraic over the given field.
  • algebraic operation — any of the mathematical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to a power, or extraction of a root.
  • algebraic structure — (mathematics)   Any formal mathematical system consisting of a set of objects and operations on those objects. Examples are Boolean algebra, numerical algebra, set algebra and matrix algebra.
  • algorithmic trading — trading on international stock exchanges using computers that have been programmed to buy and sell shares according to fixed rules
  • all-terrain vehicle — a vehicle with treads or wheels designed to travel on rough ground
  • alternating current — An alternating current is an electric current that continually changes direction as it flows. The abbreviation AC is also used.
  • alternating voltage — a voltage that reverses direction in regular cycles.
  • alternative history — a genre of fiction in which the author speculates on how the course of history might have been altered if a particular historical event had had a different outcome
  • alternative pathway — the activation of complement by contact with polysaccharides on bacteria, protozoa, or yeast cells: a nonspecific immune response. Compare classical pathway.
  • alternative society — a society or social group that espouses values different from those of the established social order.
  • ambassador-at-large — an ambassador with special duties who may be sent to more than one government
  • ambient temperature — Ambient temperature is the temperature of the air surrounding a component.
  • american directoire — a style of American furniture making and related crafts from c1805 to c1815, corresponding to the French Directoire and English Regency styles.
  • american revolution — a sequence of actions by American colonists from 1763 to 1775 protesting British domination and culminating in the Revolutionary War
  • american smoke tree — a small tree, Cotinus obovatus, of the cashew family, of the central southern U.S., having yellowish flowers and clusters of fleshy fruit with silky plumes.
  • anaerobic digestion — the conversion of biodegradable waste matter into compost in the absence of oxygen
  • analytical geometry — the branch of geometry that uses algebraic notation and analysis to locate a geometric point in terms of a coordinate system; coordinate geometry
  • anarcho-syndicalist — syndicalism.
  • ancillary equipment — Ancillary equipment is machines and other technical things which are used with the main items of equipment to create a complete system.
  • andrew s. tanenbaum — Andrew Tanenbaum
  • androuet du cerceau — Androuet [ahn-droo-e] /ɑ̃ druˈɛ/ (Show IPA), Androuet du Cerceau.
  • angioneurotic edema — swelling that occurs just beneath the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.
  • angle of reflection — the angle that a beam of reflected radiation makes with the normal to a surface at the point of reflection
  • angle of refraction — the angle that a refracted beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface between two media at the point of refraction
  • anno urbis conditae — in a (specified) year from the founding of the city: the ancient Romans reckoned dates from Rome's founding, c. 753 b.c.
  • antarctic peninsula — the largest peninsula of Antarctica, between the Weddell Sea and the Pacific: consists of Graham Land in the north and the Palmer Peninsula in the south
  • anterograde amnesia — amnesia caused by brain damage in which the memory loss relates to events occurring after the damage
  • anthropic principle — the cosmological theory that the presence of life in the universe limits the ways in which the very early universe could have evolved
  • anthropocentrically — regarding the human being as the central fact of the universe.
  • anthropomorphically — ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.
  • anti-comintern pact — a pact formed in 1936, based on agreements between Germany and Japan to oppose communism and the Third International: Italy and Spain subsequently became signatories.
  • anti-prohibitionist — a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
  • anticholinesterases — Plural form of anticholinesterase.
  • anticipatory breach — a declaration by one party to a contract that it does not intend to fulfil its obligations to the second party, who can then accept this declaration and choose not to be bound by the contract
  • antigua and barbuda — a state in the Caribbean, comprising the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, and Redonda: gained independence in 1981: a member of the Commonwealth. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: East Caribbean dollar. Capital: St John's. Pop: 90 156 (2013 est). Area: 442 sq km (171 sq miles)
  • antimony trisulfide — a black or orange-red crystalline compound, Sb2S3, used as a pigment, in pyrotechnics and matches, for fireproofing fabrics and paper, etc.
  • antoine louis barye — Antoine Louis [ahn-twan lwee] /ɑ̃ˈtwan lwi/ (Show IPA), 1795–1875, French sculptor and painter.
  • appetite depressant — a product which reduces one's appetite
  • appetitive behavior — activity that increases the likelihood of satisfying a specific need, as restless searching for food by a hungry predator (distinguished from consummatory behavior).
  • application program — a computer program that is written and designed for a specific need or purpose
  • appointments bureau — an office responsible for filling appointments
  • appraisal interview — an interview by the manager of an employee who is being appraised
  • arbitration service — a service which provides an impartial referee to settle disputes
  • arecibo observatory — an observatory in Puerto Rico at which the world's largest dish radio telescope (diameter 305 m) is situated. It is operated by the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center
  • aristotle's lantern — a complex arrangement of muscles and calcareous teeth and plates forming an eversible organ in most echinoids, functioning in mastication.
  • ark of the covenant — the chest containing the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments, kept in the holiest part of the ancient Jewish Tabernacle: Ex. 25:10
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