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15-letter words containing u, n, d, l, a

  • ivan sutherland — Ivan E. Sutherland is widely known for his pioneering contributions. His 1963 MIT PhD thesis, Sketchpad, opened the field of computer graphics. His 1966 work, with Sproull, on a head-mounted display anticipated today's virtual reality by 25 years. He co-founded Evans and Sutherland, which manufactures the most advanced computer image generators now in use. As head of Computer Science Department of Caltech he helped make integrated circuit design an acceptable field of academic study. Dr. Sutherland is on the boards of several small companies and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, the ACM and IEEE. He received the ACM's Turing Award in 1988. He is now Vice President and Fellow of Sun Microsystems Laboratories in Mountain View, CA, USA.
  • juan de la cruz — San [sahn] /sɑn/ (Show IPA), John of the Cross, Saint.
  • juan del encina — Juan del [hwahn del] /ʰwɑn dɛl/ (Show IPA), 1468?-1529? Spanish poet, composer, and playwright.
  • jubilate-sunday — Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
  • judicial branch — the branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice; the judiciary.
  • julian calendar — the calendar established by Julius Caesar in 46 b.c., fixing the length of the year at 365 days and at 366 days every fourth year. There are 12 months of 30 or 31 days, except for February (which has 28 days with the exception of every fourth year, or leap year, when it has 29 days).
  • jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
  • lancaster sound — an arm of Baffin Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, leading W to the Parry Channel. 200 miles (320 km) long and 40 miles (64 km) wide.
  • landeshauptmann — the head of government in an Austrian state
  • langue de boeuf — ox-tongue partisan.
  • lantern gurnard — a type of gurnard
  • lapland bunting — a passerine bird: Calcarius lapponicus
  • laundry service — clothes-washing business
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
  • liquid paraffin — a colourless almost tasteless oily liquid obtained by petroleum distillation and used as a laxative
  • loaded question — a question containing a hidden trap or implication
  • lord lieutenant — British. the title of various high officials holding authority deputed from a sovereign.
  • loudspeaker van — a motor vehicle carrying a public address system
  • louis d'orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
  • luggage handler — someone whose job is to handle and direct luggage, esp at an airport
  • macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
  • magna cum laude — with great praise: used in diplomas to grant the next-to-highest of three special honors for grades above the average.
  • maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
  • medical student — trainee doctor
  • medullary canal — the central area of a bone, containing marrow
  • mid-lent sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • modern language — one of the literary languages currently in use in Europe, as French, Spanish, or German, treated as a departmental course of study in a school, college, or university.
  • monochlamydeous — (of a flower) having a perianth of one whorl of members; not having a separate calyx and corolla
  • multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
  • multidivisional — Of or pertaining to more than one division.
  • municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • muslim calendar — the lunar calendar used by Muslims and reckoned from a.d. 622: the calendar year consists of 354 days and contains 12 months: Moharram, Safar, Rabi I, Rabi II, Jumada I, Jumada II, Rajab, Shaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu ʾl-Qaʿda, and Dhu ʾl-hijjah. In leap years the month Dhu ʾl-hijjah contains one extra day.
  • nation-building — Journalists sometimes use nation-building to refer to government policies that are designed to create a strong sense of national identity.
  • neuroectodermal — Of or pertaining to the neuroectoderm.
  • neutral density — black, white, or a shade of grey; a colourless tone
  • nevado del ruiz — a volcano in W central Colombia, in the Andes: eruption 1985. 17,720 feet (5401 meters).
  • newtonian fluid — any fluid exhibiting a linear relation between the applied shear stress and the rate of deformation.
  • nil desperandum — never despair
  • non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
  • non-educational — pertaining to education.
  • non-fundamental — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
  • nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
  • nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
  • nonmatriculated — not matriculated, not enrolled in an institution, esp a college or university
  • nuclear warhead — a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.
  • nuclear-powered — powered by nuclear energy
  • ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
  • outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc
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