comprehension | (noun) an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) | - |
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(noun) the relation of comprising something | Synonyms: inclusion |
comprehensive | (noun) an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge | Synonyms: comp, comprehensive examination |
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comprehensiveness | (noun) the capacity to understand a broad range of topics | Synonyms: breadth, largeness |
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(noun) completeness over a broad scope | Synonyms: fullness |
compress | (noun) a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) | - |
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compressibility | (noun) the property of being able to occupy less space | Synonyms: sponginess, squeezability |
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compressing | (noun) applying pressure | Synonyms: compression |
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compression | (noun) applying pressure | Synonyms: compressing |
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(noun) encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required | - |
(noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together | Synonyms: condensation, contraction |
(noun) an increase in the density of something | Synonyms: compaction, concretion, densification |
compressor | (noun) a mechanical device that compresses gasses | - |
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(noun) an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal. | - |
compromise | (noun) a middle way between two extremes | Synonyms: via media |
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(noun) an accommodation in which both sides make concessions | - |
compromiser | (noun) a negotiator willing to compromise | - |
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compsognathus | (noun) very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria | - |
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comptroller | (noun) someone who maintains and audits business accounts | Synonyms: accountant, controller |
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comptrollership | (noun) the position of comptroller | - |
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compulsion | (noun) using force to cause something to occur | Synonyms: coercion |
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(noun) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will | Synonyms: obsession |
(noun) an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid | Synonyms: irresistible impulse |
compulsive | (noun) a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things | - |
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compulsiveness | (noun) the trait of acting compulsively | Synonyms: compulsivity |
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compulsivity | (noun) the trait of acting compulsively | Synonyms: compulsiveness |
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compunction | (noun) a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) | Synonyms: remorse, self-reproach |
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computation | (noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | Synonyms: calculation, computing |
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(noun) problem solving that involves numbers or quantities | Synonyms: calculation, figuring, reckoning |
computer | (noun) a machine for performing calculations automatically | Synonyms: computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system |
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(noun) an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) | Synonyms: calculator, estimator, figurer, reckoner |
computerization | (noun) the control of processes by computer | Synonyms: cybernation |
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computing | (noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | Synonyms: calculation, computation |
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(noun) the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | Synonyms: computer science |
comrade | (noun) a friend who is frequently in the company of another | Synonyms: associate, companion, familiar, fellow |
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(noun) used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement | Synonyms: brother |
comradeliness | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: camaraderie, chumminess, comradery, comradeship |
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comradery | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: camaraderie, chumminess, comradeliness, comradeship |
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comradeship | (noun) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability | Synonyms: camaraderie, chumminess, comradeliness, comradery |
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