secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy)
infotainment
Noun
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
iris scanning
Noun
biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye
info
Noun
a message received and understood
inside information
Noun
true confidential information
initialization
Noun
(computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
insider information
Noun
important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public
information bulletin
Noun
a bulletin containing the latest information
import barrier
Noun
any regulation or policy that restricts international trade
imprimatur
Noun
formal and explicit approval
isolationism
Noun
a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations
intaglio printing
Noun
a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate
indirect evidence
Noun
evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute
invective
Noun
abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
ipse dixit
Noun
an unsupported dogmatic assertion
ipsedixitism
Noun
an unsupported dogmatic assertion
in-joke
Noun
a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
indirect expression
Noun
an indirect way of expressing something
isometric line
Noun
a line connecting isometric points
infix notation
Noun
a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence
idiot light
Noun
a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)
iota
Noun
the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
iota
Noun
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
ideogram
Noun
a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
ideograph
Noun
a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it
interrogation point
Noun
a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question
inverted comma
Noun
a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
izzard
Noun
the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
indigenous language
Noun
a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere
interlanguage
Noun
a common language used by speakers of different languages
insignia
Noun
a badge worn to show official position
insignia of rank
Noun
an insignia worn on a military uniform
ID
Noun
a card or badge used to identify the bearer
I.D.
Noun
a card or badge used to identify the bearer
intro
Noun
a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music
intro
Noun
formally making a person known to another or to the public
introit
Noun
a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services
implosion
Noun
the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant
implosion
Noun
a sudden inward collapse
iamb
Noun
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
iambus
Noun
a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
inflection
Noun
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
inflection
Noun
a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
inflection
Noun
deviation from a straight or normal course
inflection
Noun
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
intonation pattern
Noun
intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements
internal rhyme
Noun
a rhyme between words in the same line
initial rhyme
Noun
use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse