17-letter words containing cu
- osculating circle — circle of curvature.
- particularization — to make particular.
- per procurationem — by one acting as an agent; by proxy.
- percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
- piccadilly circus — a traffic circle and open square in W London, England: theater and amusement center.
- pincushion cactus — any of various low-growing, spiny cacti of the genus Mammillaria.
- pincushion flower — scabious2 (def 1).
- pinpoint accuracy — extreme accuracy
- pocket calculator — an electronic calculator small enough to be carried on one's person.
- probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
- procurator fiscal — In the Scottish legal system, the procurator fiscal is a public official who puts people on trial.
- public prosecutor — an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.
- push-pull circuit — a circuit using two similar electronic devices, such as matched valves, made to operate 180° out of phase with each other
- recumbent bicycle — a type of bicycle that is ridden in a reclining position
- recurring decimal — Mathematics. repeating decimal.
- recursion formula — a formula for determining the next term of a sequence from one or more of the preceding terms.
- recursive acronym — (convention) A hackish (and especially MIT) tradition is to choose acronyms and abbreviations that refer humorously to themselves or to other acronyms or abbreviations. The classic examples were two MIT editors called EINE ("EINE Is Not Emacs") and ZWEI ("ZWEI Was EINE Initially"). More recently, there is a Scheme compiler called LIAR (Liar Imitates Apply Recursively), and GNU stands for "GNU's Not Unix!" - and a company with the name CYGNUS, which expands to "Cygnus, Your GNU Support". See also mung.
- rescue operations — operations or organized procedures to bring people or a person out of danger, attack, harm, etc
- reticulate python — a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.
- revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
- rotary cultivator — a machine for breaking up and tilling soil, consisting of a series of blades mounted on a revolving power-driven shaft
- search and rescue — Search and rescue operations involve looking for people who are lost or in danger, for example, after a war or a natural disaster, and bringing them back safely.
- securities dealer — a person who buys and sells securities
- securities market — the market in stocks, shares, bonds and other securities
- shoot one's cuffs — to expose one's shirt cuffs beyond the coat sleeves
- smoothing circuit — a circuit used to remove ripple from the output of a direct current power supply
- speech difficulty — a problem encountered in speaking
- stay of execution — If you are given a stay of execution, you are legally allowed to delay obeying an order of a court of law.
- storm in a teacup — a violent fuss or disturbance over a trivial matter
- take into custody — to arrest
- the final curtain — the closing of the curtain at the end of the action of a play
- thread escutcheon — a raised metal rim around a keyhole.
- three-ring circus — a circus having three adjacent rings in which performances take place simultaneously.
- top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
- tuberculin-tested — (of milk) produced by cows that have been certified as free of tuberculosis
- turbidity current — a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
- uncircumscribable — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
- vacuum extraction — applying suction to a baby's head during birth to help it emerge
- varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
- vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
- vernacularization — to translate into the natural speech peculiar to a people.
- wave-cut platform — a flat surface at the base of a cliff formed by erosion by waves
- writ of execution — a writ ordering that a judgment be enforced