14-letter words containing u, v, a, l
- ewe equivalent — the basic measure for calculating stock unit
- expected value — the sum or integral of all possible values of a random variable, or any given function of it, multiplied by the respective probabilities of the values of the variable. Symbol: E(X). E(X) is the mean of the distribution; E(X–c) = E(X)–c where c is a constant
- exposure value — the quantity of light hitting a photographic film, as determined by aperture values and shutter speed
- extravehicular — Of or relating to an activity performed in space outside a spacecraft.
- favourableness — The state or condition of being favourable.
- full-flavoured — Full-flavoured food or wine has a pleasant fairly strong taste.
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- gastrovascular — serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
- haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- illustratively — In an illustrative manner.
- individualised — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
- individualises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of individualise.
- individualists — Plural form of individualist.
- individualized — Give an individual character to.
- individualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of individualize.
- inland revenue — UK tax collection agency
- integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
- irregular verb — verb with non-standard past tense
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- juvenilization — The act or process of juvenilizing.
- l-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall after which values remain low for a long period
- labour of love — If you do something as a labour of love, you do it because you really want to and not because of any reward you might get for it, even though it involves hard work.
- lasciviousness — inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd: a lascivious, girl-chasing old man.
- launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space.
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.
- levulinic acid — a white or colorless, water-soluble solid, C 5 H 8 O 3 , produced by the hydrolysis of cane sugar, starch, or cellulose; used chiefly in the organic synthesis of nylon, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.
- livia drusilla — 58 bc–29 ad, Roman noblewoman: wife (from 39 bc) of Emperor Augustus and mother of Emperor Tiberius
- lupus vulgaris — a rare form of tuberculosis of the skin, characterized by brownish tubercles that often heal slowly and leave scars.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- marvel-of-peru — the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.
- marvellousness — The quality or state of being marvellous.
- maturity value — The maturity value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money that is paid out when it matures.
- much-travelled — A much-travelled person has travelled a lot in foreign countries.
- multiple value — (database) (MU) A one-to-many relationship between entries in a database, for example a person may have an address field which spanned multiple records (with different indexes). Multiple values are a non-relational technique. MUs have recently been made available in DB2, despite the product being so heavily influenced by Codd's Laws of relational databases.
- multiplicative — tending to multiply or increase.
- multivibrators — Plural form of multivibrator.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- music festival — a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play
- natural virtue — (especially among the scholastics) any moral virtue of which humankind is capable, especially the cardinal virtues: justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude.
- non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
- non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- non-evaluative — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
- non-vernacular — (of language) native or indigenous (opposed to literary or learned).
- nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
- noncausatively — In a noncausative manner.
- noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
- nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
- nonspeculative — not speculative