13-letter words that end in ter
- decelerometer — an instrument for measuring deceleration
- deflectometer — An instrument that measures the deflection of structures when loads are applied.
- diaphanometer — an instrument used to measure transparency, esp of the atmosphere
- digital meter — A digital meter is a meter that gives a separate reading, in the form of a decimal number, for each given input quantity.
- dos requester — (networking) An MS-DOS client that provides transparent redirection of printing and file accesses to a network server. It handles levels 3, 4 and 5 of the Open Systems Interconnect seven layer model. A DOS requester under Novell NetWare will interface to a network card driver with an ODI interface, and will be either a single executable (netx.exe) or a set of VLMs that are loaded on demand. In the IBM/Microsoft LAN Manager/SMB world, where the name DOS redirector is more common, there will be an NDIS interface driver and a net.exe executable.
- downconverter — A device that converts a signal to a lower frequency, especially in television reception.
- early adopter — a person who uses a new product or technology before it becomes widely known or used.
- edmund gunter — Edmund, 1581–1626, English mathematician and astronomer: inventor of various measuring instruments and scales.
- empty quarter — a desert in S Arabia, N of Hadhramaut and extending from Yemen to Oman. About 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km).
- esthesiometer — an instrument for measuring the sensitivity of the sense of touch, esp. one for testing how far apart two points pressed against the skin have to be for the points to be felt as separate
- fabric filter — A fabric filter is a type of filter in which solids are removed from a gas by passing it though a fabric.
- fever blister — cold sore.
- fine adjuster — (jargon, tool, humour) A tool used for percussive maintenance, also known as a "hammer".
- first quarter — the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.
- first-nighter — a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.
- flabbergaster — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- foster sister — a girl brought up with another child of different parents.
- frame pointer — A pointer to the current activation record in an implementation of a block structured language.
- french letter — a condom.
- garden center — a store that sells gardening supplies, as seeds, plants, fertilizer, and tools.
- george custer — George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- ghettoblaster — Alternative form of ghetto blaster.
- globe-trotter — a person who travels widely about the world, esp. for pleasure
- go one better — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- gordon setter — one of a Scottish breed of medium-sized setters having a black-and-tan coat.
- grand quarter — a quartered coat of arms, itself one of the quarters of a coat of arms.
- granddaughter — a daughter of one's son or daughter.
- graph plotter — plotter
- gravity meter — gravimeter (def 2).
- gyro repeater — a navigational compass, under the control of a gyroscope, that automatically indicates true north.
- han character — (character) (From the Han dynasty, 206 B.C.E to 25 C.E.) One of the set of glyphs common to Chinese (where they are called "hanzi"), Japanese (where they are called kanji), and Korean (where they are called hanja). Han characters are generally described as "ideographic", i.e., picture-writing; but see the reference below. Modern Korean, Chinese and Japanese fonts may represent a given Han character as somewhat different glyphs. However, in the formulation of Unicode, these differences were folded, in order to conserve the number of code positions necessary for all of CJK. This unification is referred to as "Han Unification", with the resulting character repertoire sometimes referred to as "Unihan".
- harbor master — an official who supervises operations in a harbor area and administers its rules.
- harbourmaster — (British, Canada, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
- head of water — a quantity of water
- head register — the high register of the human voice.
- health center — medical clinic
- heart starter — the first drink of the day
- hemacytometer — hemocytometer.
- hemocytometer — an instrument for counting blood cells.
- herpes zoster — shingles.
- home computer — a personal computer used in the home.
- horror writer — a writer of horror fiction or horror stories
- host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- illuminometer — an instrument for measuring illumination.
- image printer — a printer which uses optical technology to produce an image of a complete page from digital input
- impact crater — crater (def 2).
- in deep water — the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- infiltrometer — a device used to measure the infiltration capacity of a soil.
- inquire after — to seek information by questioning; ask: to inquire about a person.