14-letter words containing et
- internet-draft — (I-D) A draft working document of the Internet Engineering Task Force, its Areas, and its Working Groups. As the name implies, Internet-Drafts are purely discussion documents with no formal status. They are valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. Very often, an I-D is a precursor to a Request For Comments.
- interpenetrate — to penetrate thoroughly; permeate.
- interplanetary — being or occurring between the planets or between a planet and the sun.
- interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
- interpretative — interpretive.
- interpretively — serving to interpret; explanatory.
- interpretivism — Antipositivism.
- intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
- involute teeth — (in gears) teeth having a profile that is the involute of a circle.
- iron meteorite — a meteorite that is composed mainly of iron and nickel
- isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- isometric-line — isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- italian sonnet — Petrarchan sonnet.
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- jean e. sammet — (person) Author of several surveys of early programming languages, refererred to in many entries in this dictionary. E-mail: [email protected] Relevant publications include:
- jet propulsion — the propulsion of a body by its reaction to a force ejecting a gas or a liquid from it.
- kaieteur falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
- kaieteur-falls — a river in central Guyana: (Kaieteur Falls) one of highest waterfalls in the world at 741 feet (226 meters). 100 miles (161 km) long.
- kettle of fish — an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess: He's managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish!
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
- kinetheodolite — a type of theodolite containing a cine camera instead of a telescope and giving continuous film of a moving target together with a record of its altitude and azimuth: used in tracking a missile, satellite, etc
- kinetic energy — the energy of a body or a system with respect to the motion of the body or of the particles in the system.
- kinetic theory — the theory that the minute particles of all matter are in constant motion and that the temperature of a substance is dependent on the velocity of this motion, increased motion being accompanied by increased temperature: according to the kinetic theory of gases, the elasticity, diffusion, pressure, and other physical properties of a gas are due to the rapid motion in straight lines of its molecules, to their impacts against each other and the walls of the container, to weak cohesive forces between molecules, etc.
- knock together — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- kuznetsk basin — an industrial region in the S Russian Federation in Asia: coal fields.
- laat lammetjie — a child born many years after its siblings
- laetare sunday — the fourth Sunday of Lent when the introit begins with “ Laetare Jerusalem ” (Rejoice ye, Jerusalem).
- lamb's lettuce — corn salad.
- lambeth degree — an honorary degree conferred by the archbishop of Canterbury in divinity, arts, law, medicine, or music.
- lambeth palace — the official residence of the archbishop of Canterbury, in Lambeth.
- lappet weaving — weaving into which an embroidered pattern produced by additional warp threads has been introduced with the aid of a lappet.
- latin alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from the Greek alphabet through Etruscan, used from about the 6th century b.c. for the writing of Latin, and since adopted, with modifications and additions of letters such as w, by the languages of Western Europe, including English, as well as many other languages.
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- leatherjackets — Plural form of leatherjacket.
- leisure retail — Leisure retail is used to refer to retail outlets that attract shoppers to spend some of their free time browsing and shopping.
- let oneself go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- let someone be — To let someone be means to leave them alone and not interfere in what they are doing.
- lethal chamber — a room or enclosure where animals may be killed by exposure to a poison gas.
- letter carrier — mail carrier.
- letter missive — a letter from an official source expressing a command, permission, invitation, etc.
- letter quality — of or producing printed characters similar in quality and clarity to typewritten characters
- letter-perfect — knowing one's part, lesson, or the like, perfectly.
- letter-quality — (of computer printers and their output) pertaining to an appearance equal in legibility and resolution to copy typed on an electric typewriter: A letter-quality printer produces sharper copy than a dot-matrix model.
- letters patent — legal conveyancing documents
- letting agency — a business which leases properties on behalf of their owners
- library ticket — a ticket admitting a person access to a library, esp a reference library
- lifetime limit — The lifetime limit of a health insurance plan is the maximum coverage that it offers, after which payment stops, and the policyholder must pay all remaining costs.
- line-item veto — the power of the executive to veto particular items of a bill without having to veto the entire bill.