<B>compulsory arbitration,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> arbitration of a dispute between labor and management that is legally binding by government order or previous agreement. <BR> <I>Ex. The automatic assurance of compulsory arbitration would encourage one or both parties to neglect their bargaining responsibilities (John F. Kennedy).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="compunction">
<B>compunction, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>uneasiness of the mind because of wrongdoing; pricking of the conscience; regret; remorse. <BR> <I>Ex. He had no compunction about having eaten up a whole box of cookies. ... a remorse and compunction for former sins (John Donne).</I> (SYN) contrition. <DD><B> 2. </B>a slight or passing regret; being temporarily sorry. <BR> <I>Ex. He threw out the rowdy without compunction.</I> adj. <B>compunctionless.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="compunctious">
<B>compunctious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or feeling compunction. adv. <B>compunctiously.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="compurgation">
<B>compurgation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a former way of legally clearing a person accused of crime by the oaths of persons testifying to his innocence or veracity. <DD><B> 2. </B>the hearing or vindication of an accused person. </DL>
<A NAME="compurgator">
<B>compurgator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a witness who swears to the innocence or veracity of an accused person. </DL>
<A NAME="compurgatorial">
<B>compurgatorial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with compurgation. </DL>
<A NAME="compurgatory">
<B>compurgatory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a compurgator. </DL>
<A NAME="computability">
<B>computability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being computable; calculability. </DL>
<A NAME="computable">
<B>computable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be computed; calculable. </DL>
<A NAME="computation">
<B>computation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>calculation; reckoning. Addition and subtraction are forms of computation. <DD><B> 2. </B>an amount computed. </DL>
<A NAME="computational">
<B>computational, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with computation. <BR> <I>Ex. An electronic computer is used for much of the computational work (New Scientist).</I> adv. <B>computationally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="computationallinguistics">
<B>computational linguistics,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> linguistics studies by the use of computers to process and correlate linguistic data. </DL>
<A NAME="computative">
<B>computative, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> given to computation. </DL>
<A NAME="compute">
<B>compute, </B>verb, <B>-puted,</B> <B>-puting,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to do by arithmetic; calculate; reckon. <BR> <I>Ex. Mother computed the cost of our trip.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to make a computation; reckon. <BR> <I>Ex. His failure to compute correctly resulted in an explosion.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> (Rare.) reckoning; calculation; computation. </DL>
<A NAME="computer">
<B>computer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a machine which computes, especially an electronic machine that solves complex mathematical problems in a very short time when given certain information. <BR> <I>Ex. Computers the size of a matchbox that do the work of a packing case full of normal electronic equipment (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>one skilled in computing, or a thing that computes. adj. <B>computerlike.</B> </DL>
<B>computer dating,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the arrangement of social dates between single men and women by having a computer match them according to types. </DL>
<A NAME="computerenhanced">
<B>computer-enhanced, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (of a photograph) improved in distinctness, clarity or intensity of detail by the use of a computer to control developing. </DL>
<A NAME="computerenhancement">
<B>computer enhancement,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the use of computer-enhanced techniques to improve photographic images. </DL>
<A NAME="computerese">
<B>computerese, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the jargon of people who work with computers. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] ... mixes computerese into his briefings: he talks of "inputs" and "outputs," of "implementing" a policy within a "time frame" (Time).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=computer language.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. It can be programmed in English, instead of "computerese" (Saturday Review).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="computergame">
<B>computer game,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a game containing electronic circuitry and computer elements. </DL>
<A NAME="computergraphics">
<B>computer graphics,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the use of computers to produce works of graphics or the graphic arts, as in industrial design and commercial art. <DD><B> 2. </B>the diagrams, charts, and other illustrative material created on a computer. </DL>
<A NAME="computerist">
<B>computerist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person trained or skilled in the use of computers. </DL>
<A NAME="computerization">
<B>computerization, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of computerizing. </DL>
<A NAME="computerize">
<B>computerize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to adapt to a computer; operate by means of a computer or computers. <BR> <I>Ex. to computerize a bookkeeping system.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to install computers in; equip with computers. <BR> <I>Ex. to computerize a factory or office.</I> adj. <B>computerizable.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="computerizedaxialtomography">
<B>computerized axial tomography,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Medicine.) X-ray photography in which images of an internal part of the body are made by a circling X-ray beam and synthesized by computer into a single cross-sectional view; CAT scanning. </DL>
<A NAME="computerlanguage">
<B>computer language,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any system of words and symbols for programming a computer. <BR> <I>Ex. Each computer language, such as BASIC, FORTRAN, or COBOL, has its own rules of grammar, conventions, commands, and detailed instructions (Van Court Hare, Jr.).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=machine language.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="computerliteracy">
<B>computer literacy,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the ability to understand and use computers. </DL>
<A NAME="computerliterate">
<B>computer-literate, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> capable of understanding and using computers. </DL>
<A NAME="computerman">
<B>computerman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B> =computerist.</DL>
<A NAME="computerscience">
<B>computer science,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the science of computers, including their design, programming, and operation. </DL>
<A NAME="computervirus">
<B>computer virus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a subprogram or routine secretly inserted into a standard computer program or operating system, where it is able to copy itself and from which it may be spread to other programs and computers. <BR> <I>Ex. Computer viruses ... can destroy data, display an unexpected message, make a disk unusable or wreak some other form of havoc (Philadelphia Inquirer).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="computery">
<B>computery, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the use, manufacture, or operation of computers. <DD><B> 2. </B>computers. </DL>
<A NAME="computinggunsight">
<B>computing gunsight,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a gunsight, especially one for aircraft machine guns, that automatically calculates for wind, range, and other factors. </DL>
<A NAME="computingmachine">
<B>computing machine,</B> =computer.</DL>
<A NAME="computist">
<B>computist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who computes or calculates. </DL>
<A NAME="computor">
<B>computor, </B>noun. =computer.</DL>
<A NAME="computus">
<B>computus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a computation. <DD><B> 2. </B>an account. <DD><B> 3. </B>a medieval set of tables for calculating movable dates of the calendar and astronomical occurrences. <DD><B> 4. </B>a calendar. </DL>
<A NAME="comr">
<B>Comr.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> commissioner. </DL>
<A NAME="comrade">
<B>comrade, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a companion and friend. <BR> <I>Ex. The two boys were close comrades and did everything together.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who shares in what another is doing; fellow worker; partner. <DD><B> 3. </B>a fellow member of a union, political party, or other group. <BR> <I>Ex. Members of the Communist Party are often called comrades.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B><B>=comrade in arms.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="comradeinarms">
<B>comrade in arms,</B> pl. <B>comrades in arms.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a fellow soldier. <BR> <I>Ex. Colonel Porfiriev ... hailed the whole group as "our friends, our comrades in arms who fought fascism!" (New York Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="comradely">
<B>comradely, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of a comrade; like or befitting a comrade. <BR> <I>Ex. With a comradely gesture, he beckoned the refugees to his cabin.</I> noun <B>comradeliness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="comradery">
<B>comradery, </B>noun. =comradeship.</DL>
<A NAME="comradeship">
<B>comradeship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the relation of comrades; friendship; fellowship; companionship. <DD><B> 2. </B>the condition of being a comrade. </DL>
<A NAME="comrogue">
<B>comrogue, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a fellow rogue. </DL>
<A NAME="comsat">
<B>comsat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=communications satellite.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>Comsat,</B> <I>Trademark.</I> a company offering communications satellite services. </DL>
<A NAME="comsomol">
<B>Comsomol, </B>noun. =Komsomol.</DL>
<A NAME="comstocker">
<B>comstocker, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who advocates or practices comstockery. </DL>
<A NAME="comstockery">
<B>comstockery, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the carrying to extremes of suppression or censorship of works of literature or art for supposed obscenity. </DL>
<A NAME="comsymp">
<B>Comsymp, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) a Communist sympathizer. </DL>
<A NAME="comte">
<B>comte, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a count. </DL>
<A NAME="comtesse">
<B>comtesse, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a countess. </DL>
<A NAME="comtian">
<B>Comtian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of Auguste Comte or his philosophy of positivism. </DL>
<A NAME="comtism">
<B>Comtism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the philosophy of Auguste Comte (1798-1857); positivism. adj., n. <B>Comtist.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="comus">
<B>Comus, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek and Roman Mythology.) a young god of revelry. </DL>
<A NAME="con">
<B>con</B> (1), adverb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adv. </I> against. <BR> <I>Ex. The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a reason against. <BR> <I>Ex. The pros and cons of a question are arguments for and against it.</I> </DL>
