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16-letter words containing v, b

  • de broglie waves — the set of waves that represent the behaviour of an elementary particle, or some atoms and molecules, under certain conditions. The de Broglie wavelength, λ, is given by λ = h/mv, where h is the Planck constant, m the mass, and v the velocity of the particle
  • debt forgiveness — the action or process of forgiving people their debts
  • defective number — a positive number that is greater than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 10, which is greater than the sum of 1, 2, and 5.
  • deliberativeness — The state or quality of being deliberative.
  • development bank — A development bank is a bank that provides money for projects in poor countries or areas.
  • distributive law — a theorem asserting that one operator can validly be distributed over another
  • division algebra — a linear algebra in which each element of the vector space has a multiplicative inverse.
  • dominus vobiscum — the Lord be with you.
  • executive member — a member of an executive committee
  • filterable virus — a virus particle small enough to pass through a filter of diatomaceous earth or porcelain, which will not pass bacteria: chiefly historical or an informal indicator of size, as synthetic membrane filters now permit passage of the smallest virus.
  • forced vibration — Forced vibration is a type of vibration in which a force is repeatedly applied to a mechanical system.
  • galvanic battery — battery (def 1a).
  • give sb the slip — If you give someone the slip, you escape from them when they are following you or watching you.
  • granville-barker — Harley, 1877–1946, English dramatist, actor, and critic.
  • green vegetables — green edible plants
  • have a big mouth — to speak indiscreetly, loudly, or excessively
  • have been around — be experienced
  • have no business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
  • have sb to thank — If you say that you have someone to thank for something, you mean that you are grateful to them because they caused it to happen.
  • hypervariability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • inconceivability — (uncountable) The quality of being inconceivable.
  • incontravertable — Misspelling of incontrovertible.
  • incontrovertible — not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: absolute and incontrovertible truth.
  • incontrovertibly — not controvertible; not open to question or dispute; indisputable: absolute and incontrovertible truth.
  • inconvertibility — The condition of being inconvertible.
  • indivisibilities — not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
  • interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
  • interconvertible — to subject to interconversion; interchange.
  • invisible assets — assets that are not physical, such as services or good will
  • invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
  • invulnerableness — The quality of being invulnerable.
  • irresolvableness — The state or quality of being irresolvable.
  • irretrievability — The state or quality of being irretrievable.
  • irreversibleness — The state or quality of being irreversible.
  • labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
  • leave of absence — permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
  • leveraged buyout — the purchase of a company with borrowed money, using the company's assets as collateral, and often discharging the debt and realizing a profit by liquidating the company. Abbreviation: LBO.
  • lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
  • martin van buren — Martin, 1782–1862, 8th president of the U.S. 1837–41.
  • mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
  • medal of bravery — a Canadian award for courage
  • non-availability — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
  • non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
  • objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
  • objective spirit — the human spirit, insofar as it has become capable of a rational identification of its individual self with the community of other spirits but is not yet capable of the identification with the absolute idea that characterizes the absolute spirit.
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
  • observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
  • observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
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