11-letter words containing y, a, g, i, n
- ray tracing — (graphics) A technique used in computer graphics to create realistic images by calculating the paths taken by rays of light entering the observer's eye at different angles. The paths are traced backward from the viewpoint, through a point (a pixel) in the image plane until they hit some object in the scene or go off to infinity. Objects are modelled as collections of abutting surfaces which may be rectangles, triangles, or more complicated shapes such as 3D splines. The optical properties of different surfaces (colour, reflectance, transmitance, refraction, texture) also affect how it will contribute to the colour and brightness of the ray. The position, colour, and brightness of light sources, including ambient lighting, is also taken into account. Ray tracing is an ideal application for parallel processing since there are many pixels, each of whose values is independent and can thus be calculated in parallel. Compare: radiosity.
- religionary — pertaining to religion
- rewardingly — in a rewarding way or manner
- ring galaxy — a galaxy having the shape of an elliptical ring: thought to be the result of a collision of two galaxies.
- rotary wing — an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
- royal icing — a hard white icing made from egg whites and icing sugar, used for coating and decorating cakes, esp fruit cakes
- saginaw bay — an arm of Lake Huron, off the E coast of Michigan. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- scamblingly — in a scambling, noisy, or intrusive manner
- scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
- screamingly — If you say that something is, for example, screamingly funny or screamingly boring, you mean that it is extremely funny or extremely boring.
- searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- singability — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- singularity — the state, fact, or quality of being singular.
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
- slaveringly — in a slavering manner
- snatchingly — in a snatching manner
- soothsaying — the practice or art of foretelling events.
- sparklingly — in a sparkling manner
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- squeakingly — in a squeaking manner
- startlingly — creating sudden alarm, surprise, or wonder; astonishing.
- streamingly — in a streaming manner
- syntagmatic — pertaining to a relationship among linguistic elements that occur sequentially in the chain of speech or writing, as the relationship between the sun and is shining or the and sun in the sentence The sun is shining.
- tanganyikan — a former country in E Africa: formed the larger part of German East Africa; British trusteeship (Tanganyika Territory) 1946–61; became independent 1961; now the mainland part of Tanzania. 361,800 sq. mi. (937,062 sq. km).
- tangibility — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- tetragynian — related to or belonging to the Tetragynia class of plants having four pistils
- thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
- tracklaying — (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels
- traducingly — in a traducing manner
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- unabatingly — to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
- unamusingly — in an unamusing or unentertaining manner
- unceasingly — not ceasing or stopping; continuous: an unceasing flow of criticism.
- unignorably — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unimaginary — existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
- unmitigably — in an unmitigable manner
- unvaryingly — in a never changing manner
- vaccinology — the science of vaccine development.
- vaginectomy — excision of part or all of the vagina.
- vanishingly — to the point of being nearly invisible or nonexistent
- vapouringly — in a boastful manner
- very signal — a colored flare fired from a special pistol (Very pistol) for signaling at night
- vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.
- virgin mary — Mary (def 1).
- wanderingly — In a way that wanders.
- warrantying — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
- wedding day — the day of a wedding.
- windbaggery — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
- wire agency — a business organization that gathers news, news photos, the latest stock-market prices, etc., for distribution, usually by teletypewriter, to its subscribers, especially newspapers: so called from the original transmission of news by telegraph wire.