Odd Seldom used Words

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Neither of them understand why "Joey" is an insulting term.

Both my kids know who Joey was, does that make me a bad parent?

No, me and my wife tried to explain it to our two (18 and 20), I think it offended their woke sensibilities.

[demographic]

Oh and reciprocity.

I first got to know about reciprocity in connection with the word 'failure'. It's a film photography thing. Anyone else encountered it in that connection?

Close, I first heard in relation to processing radiographic film so pretty much the same thing.
Seem to remember "Reticulation" being a thing as well. That might have been from changes in temperature between the dev and stopper? Was a while ago so I've forgotten a lot of it now.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I know reciprocity from technical jargon. Its pretty common to use it when describing vibration, signals, AC power...all those interconnected fields with lots of sin waves, transfer functions and complex numbers.

"Reticulation" always makes me think of Giraffes...many of which are reticulated.

[mangocrazy]

Oh and reciprocity.

I first got to know about reciprocity in connection with the word 'failure'. It's a film photography thing. Anyone else encountered it in that connection?

Close, I first heard in relation to processing radiographic film so pretty much the same thing.
Seem to remember "Reticulation" being a thing as well. That might have been from changes in temperature between the dev and stopper? Was a while ago so I've forgotten a lot of it now.

Reticulation typically happens when the film emulsion is moved from a warm medium to a cold one, and the emulsion shrinks rapidly, causing a blotched or mottled effect. This often happens in winter when the wash water is much colder than the fixer. Reciprocity failure is when the linkage between aperture setting and shutter speed breaks down as exposure times get longer. You need to give two/three/four times the length of exposure when shutter speeds go below a second or more.

Not sure how digital handles long exposures... ?

[Felix]

Not heard fuck me big boy used in a while. Ever if truth be told

[ZRX61]

I know reciprocity from technical jargon. Its pretty common to use it when describing vibration, signals, AC power...all those interconnected fields with lots of sin waves, transfer functions and complex numbers.

Also used to describe CCW permits valid in States other than the one that issued it.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I know reciprocity from technical jargon. Its pretty common to use it when describing vibration, signals, AC power...all those interconnected fields with lots of sin waves, transfer functions and complex numbers.

Also used to describe CCW permits valid in States other than the one that issued it.

Ones with a reciprocal arrangement you mean?

[Count Steer]

I like 'incandescent' when it's used to mean 'angry'.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Incandescent with rage.

Nicely poetic and slightly undermines the meaning by being so lovely

In a similar sort of vein I quite like effervescent and exuberant to describe behaviour.

[gremlin]

I like fire-related words, such as 'razed' to the ground, which always sounds oxymoronic. I also like 'conflagration'. Sounds more grandiose than a plain-ol' fire.

[Count Steer]

Incandescent with rage.

Nicely poetic and slightly undermines the meaning by being so lovely

In a similar sort of vein I quite like effervescent and exuberant to describe behaviour.

I'm a fan of quintessence/quintessential. (Which appears to be 'fifth essence'. Wonder why fifth? Earth, water, fire and air plus one? ).

[Horse]

I also like 'conflagration'. Sounds more grandiose than a plain-ol' fire.

Interesting that in fire service lingo, a huge fire is 'well alight'.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Incandescent with rage.

Nicely poetic and slightly undermines the meaning by being so lovely

In a similar sort of vein I quite like effervescent and exuberant to describe behaviour.

I'm a fan of quintessence/quintessential. (Which appears to be 'fifth essence'. Wonder why fifth? Earth, water, fire and air plus one? ).

It's the fifth indefinable element innit? Hence why we use the word Quintessential to mean that ineffable* essence you can't put your finger on, but which is really important.

Conflagration is another word I hear alot. There are two types of combustion/ignition. Conflagration and detonation. The former is when heat transfers primarily through conduction and convection, spreading fire that way, the latter is when heating occurs because of the compression caused by a supersonic shock wave.

Detonation is enormously more efficient at heating things up and extracting energy, which is why detonation ignition engines are one of the holy grails of ICE.

It also tends to be somewhat more destructive . Indeed the thing which makes high explosives "high" is the fact they use Detonation ignition.

*there's another one!

[Count Steer]

I was going to post ineffable! (Mainly associated with a hymn with a lot of nice words in - I'd quite like a chariot of wrath ).

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/o/w/t/k/owtking.htm

PS 5th indefinable element....umami.

PPS Panoply.
(Originally a full suit of hoplite - Greek foot soldier - armour)

[gremlin]

I also like 'conflagration'. Sounds more grandiose than a plain-ol' fire.

Interesting that in fire service lingo, a huge fire is 'well alight'.

You forgot to add 'innit?' at the end.

[Yorick]

I like fire-related words, such as 'razed' to the ground, which always sounds oxymoronic. I also like 'conflagration'. Sounds more grandiose than a plain-ol' fire.

Yanks use precipitation on TV weather forecasts.
What's wrong with good old fashioned rain?

[Mr. Dazzle]

Precipitation includes hail and snow as well though.

[MrLongbeard]

seldom used words

Please
Thank You
Arse Biscuits

[Cousin Jack]

You don't get too many "shiboleth"s today.

(Apart from a certain group, you know who you are.)

[Count Steer]

The missus has contributed 'palimpsest' as a favourite. It's the traces of writing on a manuscript that have been erased so the paper can be reused but is used to suggest a ghost, shadow, echo or trace of something. She knows how to use 'paradigm' properly too. Smartypants.