air conditioning
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a system that keeps air cool and dry
aversive conditioning
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus
Andean condor
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
alluvial cone
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
Augsburg Confession
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today
Afropavo congensis
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ both sexes are brightly colored
adversative conjunction
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the opposition of their meanings
advice and consent
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making
affricate consonant
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')
alveolar consonant
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
Arundo conspicua
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ used by Maoris for thatching
aerosol container
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
athletic contest
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a contest between athletes
Antarctic continent
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; "Antarctica is twice the size of Australia"
Agkistrodon contortrix
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
aleatory contract
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
adhesion contract
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power
ASCII control character
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
arms control
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country