14-letter words containing lat
- kaffeeklatches — Plural form of kaffeeklatch.
- lailat-ul-qadr — a night of study and prayer observed annually by Muslims to mark the communication of the Koran: it usually follows the 27th day of Ramadan
- latchkey child — a child who must spend at least part of the day alone and unsupervised, as when the parents are away at work.
- late check-out — A late check-out at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check out later than the normal time.
- late developer — someone, esp a teenager, who matures physically or emotionally at an older age than considered usual
- late-type star — any star with a surface temperature below that of the sun, of spectral type K, M, C, or S
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- latent content — the hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream, discoverable by analysis of the content of the dream.
- lateral system — a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to the side of a channel they occupy and their relative position along that side.
- lateralisation — Alternative spelling of lateralization.
- lateralization — functional specialization of the brain, with some skills, as language, occurring primarily in the left hemisphere and others, as the perception of visual and spatial relationships, occurring primarily in the right hemisphere.
- lateran palace — a palace in Rome used as the papal residence from the 4th century a.d. to the removal of the papal court to Avignon, rebuilt in 1586, and now a museum for classical and Christian antiques.
- laterotemporal — (anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull.
- lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
- latin alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from the Greek alphabet through Etruscan, used from about the 6th century b.c. for the writing of Latin, and since adopted, with modifications and additions of letters such as w, by the languages of Western Europe, including English, as well as many other languages.
- latin american — the part of the American continents south of the United States in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is officially spoken.
- latitudinarian — allowing or characterized by latitude in opinion or conduct, especially in religious views.
- lattice defect — defect (def 3).
- lattice energy — chemistry: strength of bonds holding ionic solid together
- lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.
- lattice window — a window formed of an open framework of wood, metal, etc, arranged to form an ornamental pattern
- legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
- logic emulator — A system of FPGAs, programmable interconnect and software which automatically configures itself into an operating prototype of a large-scale logic design, such as a microprocessor. An emulated design can be connected into the target system and really operated and tested before the design is made into an integrated circuit.
- machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
- main door flat — a flat in a tenement that can be accessed directly from outside rather than one which can only be accessed via a communal stairwell
- manipulatively — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- 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.
- milk chocolate — chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
- minicalculator — a very small handheld calculator
- miscalculating — Present participle of miscalculate.
- miscalculation — An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgment.
- miscorrelation — mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.: Studies find a positive correlation between severity of illness and nutritional status of the patients. Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
- mistranslating — Present participle of mistranslate.
- mistranslation — An incorrect translation.
- multarticulate — having multiple joints
- multilaterally — In a multilateral manner.
- neuromodulator — any of various substances, as certain hormones and amino acids, that influence the function of neurons but do not act as neurotransmitters.
- nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- nomenclatorial — Relating to nomenclature.
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-articulate — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- non-insulating — to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound: to insulate an electric wire with a rubber sheath; to insulate a coat with down.
- non-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- noncirculating — not circulating
- noncorrelation — (esp in reference to investments) the state of not being correlated or connected
- noncorrelative — Not correlative.
- nonlegislative — Not of a legislative character; not involved with or related to legislating.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.