13-letter words containing t, r, y
- antenna array — a directional antenna or system of antennas for radio transmission or reception.
- anthony hoare — (person) (C. Anthony R. Hoare, Tony) A computer scientist working on programming languages, especially parallel ones. Hoare was responsible for Communicating Sequential Processes (CSP). See also: pointer, Simone.
- anthropolatry — the worship of a human as a god
- anthropometry — the comparative study of sizes and proportions of the human body
- anthropopathy — the attribution of human passions, etc, to a deity, object, etc
- anthropophagy — cannibalism
- anthropophyte — a plant species accidentally introduced during the cultivation of another
- anthroposcopy — physiognomy (def 2).
- anthroposophy — the spiritual and mystical teachings of Rudolph Steiner, based on the belief that creative activities such as myth making, which formed a part of life in earlier times, are psychologically valuable, esp for educational and therapeutic purposes
- anthrozoology — The study of the interactions between humans and animals.
- anti-burglary — the felony of breaking into and entering the house of another at night with intent to steal, extended by statute to cover the breaking into and entering of any of various buildings, by night or day.
- anti-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- anti-morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- anti-sway bar — antiroll bar
- antiauthority — Opposed to authority.
- antifertility — acting to suppress fertility or as a contraceptive
- antisterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- antisymmetric — (of a relation) never holding between a pair of arguments x and y when it holds between y and x except when x = y, as "…is no younger than…"
- anythingarian — a person who adheres to no particular creed
- apocryphalist — A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible.
- appropinquity — nearness
- appropriately — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- approximately — close to; around; roughly or in the region of
- archaeobotany — the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites
- archaeopteryx — any of several extinct primitive birds constituting the genus Archaeopteryx, esp A. lithographica, which occurred in Jurassic times and had teeth, a long tail, well-developed wings, and a body covering of feathers
- aridity index — a number indicating how much more precipitation could be lost by evapotranspiration if it were available than is actually lost at a given location.
- arkansas city — a city in S Kansas.
- armistice day — the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War I, on Nov 11, 1918, now kept on Remembrance Sunday
- arteriography — the X-ray examination of an artery or arterial system after injection of a contrast medium into the bloodstream
- arthritically — in an arthritic manner
- artificiality — artificial quality.
- artsy-craftsy — having to do with arts and crafts
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- ascertainably — In a way that can be ascertained.
- assertability — The quality of being assertable.
- assortatively — In an assortative way.
- assortativity — (mathematics) The extent to which nodes of a graph link to others of the same degree.
- assyriologist — A person who studies ancient Assyria.
- aster yellows — a dwarfing and yellowing of asters and various other plants, caused by a mycoplasma transmitted by a leafhopper.
- astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- at every turn — If you say that something happens at every turn, you are emphasizing that it happens frequently or all the time, usually so that it prevents you from achieving what you want.
- atomic energy — nuclear energy
- atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
- attributively — pertaining to or having the character of attribution or an attribute.
- australia day — a public holiday in Australia, commemorating the landing of the British in 1788: observed on January 26
- auteur theory — the theory that creative directors are the major force in film-making
- autobiography — Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.
- baby snatcher — a person who steals a baby from its pram
- baby's-breath — a tall Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Gypsophila paniculata, bearing small white or pink fragrant flowers