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14-letter words containing va

  • interval scale — a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary: for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times
  • intervalometer — an automatic device for operating the shutter of a camera at regular intervals, as in making aerial photographs.
  • intervariation — the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
  • invariableness — The state of being invariable; constancy of state, condition, or quality; immutability; unchangeableness.
  • irremovability — The quality or state of being irremovable.
  • java black rot — a disease of stored sweet potatoes, characterized by dry rot of and black protuberances on the tubers, caused by a fungus, Diplodia tubericola.
  • job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
  • junior varsity — a university, college, or school team that consists of players who lack the qualifications or skill necessary for the varsity and compete against other teams of similar composition or ability.
  • larval therapy — the use of maggots that feed on dead tissue to assist in the healing of serious wounds. An ancient practice, it has been revived in rare cases in which healing is hampered by the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics
  • lavatory paper — Lavatory paper is paper that you use to clean yourself after you have got rid of urine or faeces from your body.
  • levant morocco — a fine morocco leather with a large, irregular grain, used esp. in bookbinding
  • local variable — (programming)   A variable with lexical scope, i.e. one which only exists in some particular part of the source code, typically within a block or a function or procedure body. This contrasts with a global variable, which is defined throughout the whole program. Code is easier to understand and modify when the scope of variables is as small as possible because it is easier to see how the variable is set and used. Code containing global variables is harder to modify because its behaviour may depend on and affect other sections of code that refer to that variable.
  • logic variable — (programming)   A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
  • maturity value — The maturity value of a life insurance policy is the amount of money that is paid out when it matures.
  • medieval greek — the Greek language of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500. Abbreviation: MGk, MGk., MGr.
  • medieval latin — the Latin language of the literature of the Middle Ages, usually dated a.d. 700 to 1500, including many Latinized words from other languages. Abbreviation: ML, M.L.
  • medieval welsh — the Welsh language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from about 1150 through the early 15th century.
  • motivationally — In a motivational manner.
  • movable system — a system of solmization which assigns the names re, mi, fa, sol, la to the major scale in any key
  • multiple value — (database)   (MU) A one-to-many relationship between entries in a database, for example a person may have an address field which spanned multiple records (with different indexes). Multiple values are a non-relational technique. MUs have recently been made available in DB2, despite the product being so heavily influenced by Codd's Laws of relational databases.
  • music festival — a festival, often an annual event, at which a lot of different performers play
  • naval aviation — use of aircraft by the navy
  • naval barracks — a place where people in the Navy live
  • naval dockyard — a place where a Navy's ships are kept
  • naval hospital — a hospital that provides treatment for people in the Navy
  • nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
  • non-cultivable — capable of being cultivated.
  • non-cultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
  • non-evaluative — to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise: to evaluate property.
  • non-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • non-motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
  • non-reservable — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
  • non-validation — to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
  • noncultivation — the state of not cultivating
  • nonequivalence — the state or fact of being equivalent; equality in value, force, significance, etc.
  • nouvelle vague — a new wave, trend, movement, phase, etc., especially in an art form.
  • nuisance value — the usefulness of a person's or thing's capacity to cause difficulties or irritation
  • okavango basin — a river in SW central Africa, rising in central Angola and flowing southeast, then east as part of the border between Angola and Namibia, then southeast across the Caprivi Strip into Botswana to form a great marsh known as the Okavango Basin, Delta or Swamp. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)
  • ovarian cancer — a disease in which cancerous cells are present in either or both of the two female reproductive organs, which produce ova and secrete oestrogen hormones
  • ovariectomized — Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize.
  • overevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
  • overhead valve — a valve in a type of internal-combustion engine in which the inlet and exhaust valves are in the cylinder head above the pistons
  • palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
  • partial vacuum — an enclosed space from which part of the air or another gas has been removed.
  • perceivability — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
  • pitch invasion — If there is a pitch invasion during or after a football, rugby, or cricket match, fans run on to the pitch.
  • pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • predevaluation — of or pertaining to the period prior to devaluation of a given thing
  • private equity — equity in a business that is raised from private sources, as opposed to shares that can be traded publicly
  • private income — econ: from outside employment
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