20-letter words containing v, t

intervening variable — a hypothetical variable postulated to account for the way in which a set of independent variables control a set of dependent variables
intravenous drug use — the injection of drugs intravenously
inventory adjustment — Inventory adjustments are increases or decreases made in inventory to account for theft, loss, breakages, and errors in the amount or number of items received.
investment portfolio — the whole range of financial investments held by an individual investor or a financial organization
java development kit — (language, compiler) (JDK) A free Sun Microsystems product which provides the environment required for programming in Java. The JDK is available for a variety of platforms, but most notably Sun Solaris and Microsoft Windows.
java virtual machine — (language, architecture) (JVM) A specification for software which interprets Java programs that have been compiled into byte-codes, and usually stored in a ".class" file. The JVM instruction set is stack-oriented, with variable instruction length. Unlike some other instruction sets, the JVM's supports object-oriented programming directly by including instructions for object method invocation (similar to subroutine call in other instruction sets). The JVM itself is written in C and so can be ported to run on most platforms. It needs thread support and I/O (for dynamic class loading). The Java byte-code is independent of the platform. There are also some hardware implementations of the JVM.
jordan curve theorem — the theorem that the complement of a simple closed curve can be expressed as the union of two disjoint sets, each having as boundary the given curve.
kármán vortex street — a regular stream of vortices shed from a body placed in a fluid stream: investigated by Kármán who advanced a formula for the frequency of the shed vortices in terms of the stream velocity and the dimensions of the body
keratoconjunctivitis — inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.
kick over the traces — either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
lacto-ovo-vegetarian — Also called lactovarian [lak-tuh-vair-ee-uh n] /ˌlæk təˈvɛər i ən/ (Show IPA), ovolactarian, ovo-lacto-vegetarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products and eggs.
language development — the development verbal communication skills in children
leave sth until last — If you leave something or someone until last, you delay using, choosing, or dealing with them until you have used, chosen, or dealt with all the others.
leg-of-mutton sleeve — a sleeve on a woman's garment that is loose on the arm but tight at the wrist
legislative assembly — the legislature of France 1791–92.
lifetime achievement — the notable successes that someone achieves during their life
linage advertisement — advertisements which are costed and paid for according to the number of lines in them
linguistic universal — language universal.
little kanawha river — a river in NW West Virginia, flowing N and NW to the Ohio River. 160 miles (257 km) long.
little pee dee river — a river in S North Carolina and N South Carolina, flowing S and SE to the Pee Dee River. 90 miles (145 km) long.
little ringed plover — a small grey and brown coloured plover which breeds in Europe and Asia and migrates to Africa for winter
live and breathe sth — be passionately interested in sth
live high on the hog — a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
love's labour's lost — a comedy (1594–95?) by Shakespeare.
lutherville-timonium — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
make love to someone — to have sexual intercourse with someone
master of the revels — an English court official from the late 15th to early 18th centuries responsible to the Lord Chamberlain for overseeing and paying for court entertainments.
material equivalence — equivalence (def 4b).
material-equivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
maternal deprivation — the lack of a mother in a child's life, considered a cause of psychological problems later in life
mechanical advantage — the ratio of output force to the input force applied to a mechanism.
microsoft sql server — (database) A relational database management system (RDBMS) which is part of Microsoft's BackOffice family of servers. SQL Server was designed for client/server use and is accessed by applications using SQL. It runs on Windows NT version 3.5 or higher and is compliant with the ANSI SQL-92 and FIPS 127-2 SQL standards. SQL Server supports symmetric multiprocessing hardware; SNMP, ODBC, and major open standard communications protocols. It has Internet integration, data replication, and data warehousing features. Microsoft SQL Server was originally developed by Sybase Corporation but the cooperation was broken sometime [when?] before version 6.0.
model-view-presenter — (programming) (MVP) A user interface architectural pattern where functions are separated between the model, view and presenter. The model defines the data to be displayed or otherwise acted upon in the user interface. The view displays data from the model and routes user commands (events) to the presenter to act upon that data. The presenter retrieves data from the model and displays it in the view. The implementation of MVP can vary as to how much presentation logic is handled by the presenter and the view. In a web application most presentation logic is usually in the view which runs in the web browser. MVP is one of the MV* variations of the MVC pattern.
modify a reservation — If you modify a reservation, you change a detail of a booking because someone who has booked a room has asked you to.
multiplicative group — a group in which the operation of the group is multiplication.
multipurpose vehicle — a large car, similar to a van, designed to carry up to eight passengers
mum-and-dad investor — a small-scale non-professional investor
negative campaigning — political campaigning in which a politician or party focuses on criticizing another politician or party rather than emphasizing their own positive qualities
negative electricity — the electricity present in a body or substance that has an excess of electrons, as the electricity developed on a resin when rubbed with flannel.
net realizable value — the net value of an asset if it were to be sold, taking into account the cost of making the sale and of bringing the asset into a saleable state
nikkei stock average — an index of prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
no love lost between — no liking or affection existing between
non-volatile storage — (storage) (NVS, persistent storage, memory) A term describing a storage device whose contents are preserved when its power is off. Storage using magnetic media (e.g. magnetic disks, magnetic tape or bubble memory) is normally non-volatile by nature whereas semiconductor memories (static RAM and especially dynamic RAM) are normally volatile but can be made into non-volatile storage by having a (rechargable) battery permanently connected. Other examples of non-volatile storage are EEPROM, CD-ROM, paper tape and punched cards.
nondirective therapy — client-centered therapy.
nonintrusive testing — (testing) Testing that is transparent to the software under test, i.e., does not change its timing or processing characteristics. Nonintrusive testing usually involves additional hardware that collects timing or processing information and processes that information on another platform.
north canadian river — a river in NE New Mexico, E Texas, and E Oklahoma, flowing SE to the Canadian River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
not have the stomach — If you have no stomach for something, you do not have the courage to do it.
objective complement — object complement.
objective relativism — the doctrine that knowledge of real objects is relative to the individual.
on everyone's tongue — prevailing as common gossip

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