compressibility
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~ the property of being able to occupy less space
compressing
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~ applying pressure
compression bandage
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~ bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure
compression
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~ applying pressure
compression
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~ the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling"
compression
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~ encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
compression
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~ an increase in the density of something
compressor
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~ a mechanical device that compresses gasses
compromise
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~ an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'"
compromise
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~ a middle way between two extremes
compromiser
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~ a negotiator willing to compromise; "Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser"
compsognathus
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~ very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria
compton
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~ United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy; his observation that X-rays behave like miniature bowling balls in their interactions with electrons provided evidence for the quantal nature of light (1892-1962)
Comptonia
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~ one species: sweet fern
Comptonia asplenifolia
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~ deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers
comptroller
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~ someone who maintains and audits business accounts
comptrollership
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~ the position of comptroller
compulsion
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~ an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident"
compulsion
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~ using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"
compulsion
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~ an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"