10-letter words containing ort
- nameworthy — worthy of or deserving a name
- navelworts — Plural form of navelwort.
- newsworthy — of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.
- nipplewort — a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
- nonsupport — failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- north down — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 77 110 (2003 est). Area: 82 sq km (32 sq miles)
- north node — the ascending node of the moon.
- north pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- north star — Polaris.
- north york — city in SE Ontario, Canada: part of metropolitan Toronto: pop. 590,000
- north-east — The north-east is the direction which is halfway between north and east.
- north-west — The north-west is the direction which is halfway between north and west.
- northbound — going toward the north: northbound traffic.
- northbrook — a city in NE Illinois.
- northerner — (sometimes lowercase) a native or inhabitant of the North, especially the northern U.S.
- northfield — a town in SE Minnesota.
- northglenn — a city in NE central Colorado.
- northlands — Plural form of northland.
- northwards — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- noteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- oort cloud — a region of the solar system far beyond the orbit of the dwarf planet Pluto in which billions of comets move in nearly circular orbits unless one is pulled into a highly eccentric elliptical orbit by a passing star. Compare Kuiper belt.
- order port — a port at which a merchant vessel calls for orders regarding the loading or discharge of cargo.
- orthoboric — (chemistry) boric (especially when compared with other oxyacid species of boron).
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- orthodoxly — In a correct or proper way; conventionally; correctly. (from 17th c.).
- orthodrome — (geometry) a great circle, or part of one.
- orthodromy — a route or the navigation of a route which forms part of a large circle
- orthoepist — the study of correct pronunciation.
- orthogenic — Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for mentally retarded or seriously disturbed children: orthogenic class.
- orthogonal — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
- orthograde — walking in an upright manner
- orthograph — An orthographic projection.
- orthometry — The art or practice of constructing verses correctly; the laws of correct poetry.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthophoto — An aerial photograph that has been geometrically corrected (orthorectified) such that the scale of the photograph is uniform, meaning that the photo can be considered equivalent to a map.
- orthophyre — feldspar rock
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopnoea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopraxy — correctness or orthodoxy of action or practice.
- orthoprism — a prism which has faces parallel to its vertical axis
- orthoptera — Any of very many four-winged insects, of the order Orthoptera, such as grasshoppers, crickets and locusts.
- orthoptics — a method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.
- orthoptist — One who practices orthoptics.
- orthorexia — (psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- orthorexic — Having a fixation with healthy or righteous eating.
- orthoscope — (formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.
- orthostyle — (of columns) erected in a straight row.
- orthotonic — characterized by muscular rigidity