17-letter words that end in ce
- periodic sentence — a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense, as in Unable to join the others at the dance because of my sprained ankle, I went to a movie.
- peripheral device — peripheral
- personal distance — personal space.
- photoluminescence — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
- pluvius insurance — insurance against rain
- point of presence — (PoP) A site where there exists a collection of telecommunications equipment, usually modems, digital leased lines and multi-protocol routers. An Internet access provider may operate several PoPs distributed throughout their area of operation to increase the chance that their subscribers will be able to reach one with a local telephone call. The alternative is for them to use virtual PoPs (virtual points of presence) via some third party.
- political science — a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government.
- post-independence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
- price maintenance — measures taken by manufacturers to maintain the price charged for their goods by resellers
- pro forma invoice — an invoice issued before an order is placed or before the goods are delivered giving all the details and the cost of the goods
- project assurance — The process of specifying the support system: techniques, internal standards, measurements, tools, and training for a project; counselling the project team in the application of these elements and monitoring the adherence to the standards.
- provincial police — (in Canada) the police force of a province, esp Ontario or Quebec
- public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.
- put into practice — If you put a belief or method into practice, you behave or act in accordance with it.
- quality assurance — a system for ensuring a desired level of quality in the development, production, or delivery of products and services: Quality assurance for nursing homes begins with a set of standards. Abbreviation: QA.
- queen anne's lace — a plant, Daucus carota, the wild form of the cultivated carrot, having broad umbels of white flowers.
- radiant emittance — radiant flux emitted per unit area.
- radioluminescence — luminescence induced by nuclear radiation.
- recruiting office — an office where staff are recruited, esp by the military
- reduce to silence — If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.
- registered office — official business address
- remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
- road-fund licence — a licence showing that the tax payable in respect of a motor vehicle has been paid
- school attendance — a measure of the number of children who attend school and the amount of time they are present
- seaman apprentice — a noncommissioned enlisted person ranking above seaman recruit and below seaman. Abbreviation: SA.
- selective service — compulsory military service.
- self-belay device — (in climbing) a device used to pay out a safety rope as required
- self-significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- sexual preference — Someone's sexual preference is the same as their sexual orientation.
- shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
- shouting distance — hailing distance.
- skate on thin ice — to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
- social assistance — welfare program
- social conscience — the state of being aware of the problems that affect a lot of people in society, such as being poor or having no home, and wanting to do something to help these people
- speak one's piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- spitting distance — a short space or distance
- st. vitus's dance — St. Vitus's dance.
- stare in the face — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- stray capacitance — undesired capacitance in equipment, occurring between the wiring, between the wiring and the chassis, or between components and the chassis
- sum and substance — main idea, gist, or point: the sum and substance of an argument.
- sunday observance — the fact of keeping Sunday as a special day when people go to church
- supreme sacrifice — the sacrifice of one's own life: Many made the supreme sacrifice during the war.
- take second place — If one thing takes second place to another, it is considered to be less important and is given less attention than the other thing.
- teaching practice — Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training.
- technical offence — an action which is prohibited by law, but for which no blame can be attached to the person who commits it
- telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
- thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
- three-legged race — a race among a number of paired contestants, each contestant having one leg tied to the adjacent leg of his or her partner.
- to keep the peace — If someone in authority, such as the army or the police, keeps the peace, they make sure that people behave and do not fight or quarrel with each other.
- to show your face — If you show your face somewhere, you go there and see people, although you are not welcome, are rather unwilling to go, or have not been there for some time.