21-letter words containing ess
- accommodation address — an address on letters, etc, to a person or business that does not wish or is not able to receive post at a permanent or actual address
- acute stress disorder — an anxiety disorder marked by dissociative symptoms and occurring within one month of exposure to a traumatic event, which, if persistent, can become posttraumatic stress disorder.
- alliance for progress — a program of foreign aid presented by President Kennedy to help solve the economic and social problems of Latin America.
- anaesthetic awareness — the gaining of consciousness by an anaesthetized patient during a surgical operation
- andrew message system — (messaging) A multimedia interface to electronic mail and bulletin boards, developed as part of the Andrew Project.
- axial-flow compressor — a device for compressing a gas by accelerating it tangentially by means of bladed rotors, to increase its kinetic energy, and then diffusing it through static vanes (stators), to increase its pressure
- background processing — the ability of a system to perform a low-priority task while, at the same time, dealing with a main application
- brainstorming session — a meeting held for the purpose of intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
- business intelligence — the methods and technologies that gather, store, report, and analyze business data to help people make business decisions: business intelligence software; business intelligence tools.
- businessman's holiday — busman's holiday.
- column address strobe — (hardware) (CAS) A signal sent from a processor (or memory controller) to a dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) (qv) circuit to indicate that the column address lines are valid.
- concurrent processing — the ability of a computer to process two or more programs in parallel
- consciousness raising — Consciousness raising is the process of developing awareness of an unfair situation, with the aim of making people want to help in changing it.
- consciousness-raising — Psychology. a group-therapy technique in which the aim is to enhance the participants' awareness of their particular needs and goals as individuals or as a group.
- continuous assessment — If pupils or students undergo continuous assessment, they get qualifications partly or entirely based on the work they do during the year, rather than on exam results.
- continuous processing — the systems in a plant or factory for the manufacturing of products, treating of materials, etc, that have been designed to run continuously and are often computer-controlled
- crankcase compression — Crankcase compression is the method of starting some smaller two-stroke engines, where the mixture charge is compressed in a sealed crankcase by the descending piston before passing to the combustion chamber.
- decompression chamber — a chamber in which the pressure of air can be varied slowly for returning people from abnormal pressures to atmospheric pressure without inducing decompression sickness
- distinctiveness ratio — the ratio of the relative frequency of some event in a given sample to that in the general population or another relevant sample
- distributed processes — (DP) The first concurrent language based on remote procedure calls.
- ecological succession — succession (def 6).
- ecological-succession — the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.
- embarras de richesses — a superfluous abundance of options, from which one finds it difficult to select
- emotional correctness — pressure on an individual to be seen to feel the same emotion as others
- foreground processing — a type of processing that supports interaction between interactive and batch operations
- free alongside vessel — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel
- freedom of expression — the unrestrained right to voice ideas, opinions, etc
- geometric progression — a sequence of terms in which the ratio between any two successive terms is the same, as the progression 1, 3, 9, 27, 81 or 144, 12, 1, 1/12, 1/144.
- in a state of undress — If someone is in a state of undress, they do not have all their clothes on.
- innateness hypothesis — the theory that humans are biologically equipped with a knowledge of certain universal elements of language structure that is brought into play in the course of native-language acquisition.
- inner spring mattress — a mattress with a system of wire coils or springs inside for buoyancy or comfort purposes
- internet chess server — (networking, games) An interactive meeting-place on the Internet where people can play chess against each other.
- keep someone guessing — If someone keeps you guessing, they do not tell you what you want to know.
- loch ness monster bug — (humour) (Or "Bugfoot") A bug which cannot be reproduced or has only been sighted by one person. Named after the mythical creature claimed to inhabit Loch Ness in Scotland.
- male pattern baldness — a pattern of hair loss in males, dependent on the presence of the androgenic hormone testoterone, in which the scalp hair eventually covers only the back of the head and temples.
- male-pattern baldness — inherited baldness characterized by the gradual loss of hair from the front or top of the head
- manufacturing process — chain of production
- medium access control — Media Access Control
- mistress of the robes — (in Britain) a lady of high rank in charge of the Queen's wardrobe
- no less a person than — a person of no lower importance, rank, etc. than
- nominative of address — a noun naming the person to whom one is speaking.
- political correctness — Political correctness is the attitude or policy of being extremely careful not to offend or upset any group of people in society who have a disadvantage, or who have been treated differently because of their sex, race, or disability.
- postpartum depression — Postpartum depression is a mental state involving feelings of anxiety and sudden mood swings which some women experience after they have given birth.
- pressure-vacuum valve — a valve for relieving a sealed tank of any pressure or vacuum exceeding acceptable limits.
- price competitiveness — pricing goods or services so that they are competitive with the prices of other companies
- processor direct slot — (hardware) (PDS) Apple Computer's name for a local bus connection. Most Macintoshes have only one PDS connector. Different Apple computers have different PDS specifications.
- professional services — (job) A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products.
- progressive education — any of various reformist educational philosophies and methodologies since the late 1800s, applied especially to elementary schools, that reject the rote recitation and strict discipline of traditional, single-classroom teaching, favoring instead more stimulation of the individual pupil as well as group discussion, more informality in the classroom, a broader curriculum, and use of laboratories, gymnasiums, kitchens, etc., in the school.
- prone pressure method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- public address system — loudspeaker
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