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16-letter words containing si

  • file compression — (algorithm)   The compression of data in a file, usually to reduce storage requirements.
  • flash photolysis — the study of photochemical reaction mechanisms in gases by analyzing spectroscopically the reaction products in a gas mixture irradiated with a powerful light flash.
  • flight simulator — a device used in pilot and crew training that provides a cockpit environment and sensations of flight under actual conditions.
  • fluosilicic acid — an unstable acid, H 2 SiF 6 , known only in its colorless, poisonous, fuming aqueous solution or in the form of its salts: used chiefly as a wood preservative, a disinfectant, and as a hardening agent in the manufacture of ceramic ware, cement, and concrete.
  • forensic science — the collection of several fields of science to the purposes of law
  • forward analysis — An analysis which determines properties of the output of a program from properties of the inputs.
  • four-dimensional — of a space having points, or a set having elements, which require four coordinates for their unique determination.
  • fourier analysis — the expression of any periodic function as a sum of sine and cosine functions, as in an electromagnetic wave function. Compare Fourier series.
  • fourth dimension — Physics, Mathematics. a dimension in addition to length, width, and depth, used so as to be able to employ geometrical language in discussing phenomena that depend on four variables: Time is considered a fourth dimension for locating points in space-time.
  • french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
  • gastro-resistant — A gastro-resistant tablet is designed to temporarily withstand attack by stomach acid.
  • gaussian integer — a complex number of the form a + bi where a and b are integers.
  • general sessions — a court of general jurisdiction in criminal cases in some U.S. states.
  • germinal vesicle — the large, vesicular nucleus of an ovum before the polar bodies are formed.
  • gerontomorphosis — Biology. evolutionary specialization of a species to a degree that decreases its capability for further adaptation and eventually leads to its extinction.
  • glove anesthesia — loss of sensation in the hand
  • gnu archive site — (body)   The main GNU FTP archive is on gnu.org but copies ("mirrors") of some or all of the files there are also held on many other computers around the world. To avoid overloading gnu.org and the Internet you should FTP files from the machine closest to yours. Look for a directory like /pub/gnu, /mirrors/gnu, /systems/gnu or /archives/gnu.
  • goods in transit — articles that are in the process of being carried by vehicle from one place to another
  • goodwill mission — a group of people sent to a foreign country to express goodwill
  • gossip columnist — a person who writes a gossip column
  • grammar analysis — (language)   A program written in ABC for answering such questions as "what are the start symbols of all rules", "what symbols can follow this symbol", "which rules are left recursive", and so on. Includes a grammar of ISO Pascal. Version 1 by Steven Pemberton <[email protected]>. Ports to Unix, MS-DOS, Atari, Macintosh. FTP: ftp.eu.net, ftp.nluug.net programming/languages/abc/examples/grammar/.
  • grand inquisitor — (often initial capital letters) the presiding officer of a court of inquisition.
  • graphic designer — person: commercial artist
  • great depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s.
  • haemochromatosis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemochromatosis.
  • haile selassie i — (Ras Tafari) 1891–1975, emperor of Ethiopia 1930–74: in exile 1936–41.
  • have no business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
  • haversian system — a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it.
  • hesitation waltz — a waltz based on the frequent use of a step that consists of a pause and glide.
  • high-compression — of a modern type of internal-combustion engine designed so that the fuel mixture is compressed into a smaller cylinder space, resulting in more pressure on the pistons and more power
  • housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
  • humanly possible — feasible, practical
  • hyperperistalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • hypersensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
  • hypersensitivity — excessively sensitive: to be hypersensitive to criticism.
  • hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
  • hypsilophodontid — An informal grouping of small ornithopod dinosaurs, regarded as fast, herbivorous bipeds on the order of 1\u20132 meters long (3.3-6.6 feet).
  • icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
  • image processing — (graphics)   Computer manipulation of images. Some of the many algorithms used in image processing include convolution (on which many others are based), FFT, DCT, thinning (or skeletonisation), edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also use special purpose hardware for speed. Image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is usually more concerned with the generation of artificial images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand (real-world) data by displaying it as an artificial image (e.g. a graph). Image processing is used in image recognition and computer vision. See also Pilot European Image Processing Archive.
  • immersion course — an educational course that teaches a foreign language, and in which the lessons are entirely conducted in the foreign language
  • immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
  • impact extrusion — an extrusion process in which a slug of cold metal in a shallow die cavity is formed by the action of a rapidly moving punch that forces the metal through the die or back around the punch.
  • impermissibility — The state or condition of being impermissible.
  • inaccessibleness — The quality or state of being inaccessible or unreachable.
  • incidental music — music intended primarily to point up or accompany parts of the action of a play or to serve as transitional material between scenes.
  • incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • inconclusiveness — The state or condition of being inconclusive.
  • indivisibilities — not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
  • intensifications — Plural form of intensification.
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