Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z compressometry Measurement with a compressometer. compressor A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas. compressorium An apparatus for confining or flattening an object between glass plates for examination with a microscope. compressorless Not having compressors. compressure Compression. comprimario A secondary singer, often in opera. comprint To print together. comprisable Able to be contained or classified. comprisal The act of comprising or comprehending comprise To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts). comprobate To agree; to concur. comprobation joint attestation; proof compromisable Capable of being compromised or compromised upon. compromisation The act or result of compromising. compromise The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. compromised That has been exposed to danger, risk, or discredit. compromisedly In a compromised way. compromiseless Uncompromising; uncompromisable. compromiser One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily compromising Willing or able to make a compromise. compromisingly In a compromising manner. compromission A compromise. compromissorial Relating to compromise. compromissory Serving to compromit. compromit To compromise. compromitment The act of compromitting. comproportionate To undergo comproportionation. comproportionation A redox reaction where two reactants that share an atom but differ in oxidation number react to a single reaction product. comprovincial Being part of the same province. compsognathid Any member of the family †Compsognathidae of dinosaurs. compsognathoid Resembling the dinosaur genus Compsognathus. Compstall A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9690). compstatin A cyclic tridecapeptide that is used to treat problems with the human complement system compt Neat; spruce. Comptche A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. compter A counter (token used for keeping count). comptessa countess comptible accountable; responsible comptly neatly; tidily comptograph An early machine for adding numbers and producing a printed record of the sum. comptometer A mechanical or electromechanical calculator; an adding machine without a crank, driven instead by keypress. comptometrist A person who operates a comptometer. Compton A village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU5279). Comptonite A person from or resident of Compton, California. Comptonization The result of the Compton effect; particularly, the redistribution of the energies of photons scattered by electrons in space comptop The situation where a person (especially a trans woman) feels obligated to top (“penetrate”) a sexual partner. comptroller The chief accountant of a company or government. comptrollership The position or office of a comptroller. comptrolling The financial work of a comptroller. compucondria Synonym of cyberchondria. compulsative Compulsatory; employing force or constraint. compulsatively compulsively. compulsatorily In a compulsatory manner. compulsatory Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory. compulse To force, constrain, or obligate. compulsion An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences. compulsional Of or relating to compulsion; compulsive. compulsionary Of or relating to compulsion; compulsive. compulsionism The belief that mankind has no free will. compulsionist a believer in compulsion, i.e. forcing people to do things. compulsitor That which compels. compulsive Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible. compulsively In a compulsive manner; obsessively. compulsiveness the state of being compulsive compulsivity compulsion compulsorily In a compulsory manner. compulsoriness The state or quality of being compulsory. compulsory Required; obligatory; mandatory. compunct Affected with compunction; regretful, remorseful. compunction A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting. compunctionless Without compunction. compunctious Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt. compunctiously With compunction; guiltily or regretfully. compunctiousness The quality of being compunctious; compunction. compunctis A compound neume consisting of one or more notes appended both before and after a neume. compunctive Sensitive with regard to wrongdoing; conscientious; compunctious. compunication Synonym of compunications. compunications The combination of computer and telecommunications technologies. compunovel A form of hyperfiction or interactive fiction intended to be the computerized equivalent of a traditional novel. compuper A computer. compurgate To acquit (a person), or acquit a person of (an offence), by compurgation. compurgation Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication. compurgator A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent. compurgatorial Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation. compurgatory compurgatorial compurgatrix Female compurgator. compursion A pursing, as of the lips. compusex Cybersex. compuspeak Synonym of computerspeak. computability The property of being computable by purely mechanical means. computable Capable of being computed, or enumerated. computably In a computable manner computad Synonym of polygraph (“multidimensional directed graph”). computant A person employed to carry out computations. computate To compute computation The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning. computational Of or relating to computation. computationalism The view that the human mind and/or brain is an information-processing system and that thinking is a form of computing. computationalist One who subscribes to the theory of computationalism. computationalistic Of or relating to computationalism. computationally In a computational manner computationism Synonym of computationalism. computative of or relating to computation, computational computativeness The quality of being computative. computator A person who performs computations. compute To reckon, calculate. computed Calculated, determined by computation. computer A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. computeracy Computer literacy. computerate computer-literate. computercide The destruction of a computer. computerdom The world of computers and the people associated with them. computerese The jargon associated with computers. computeresque computerlike computerette A small computer. computerful the amount that a computer can hold. Computergate A 1981 controversy around allegations that the staff of US politician Jerry Brown deliberately destroyed computer cards in order to obstruct an investigation into his campaign. computerholic A person who is very fond of computers. computerial Of or relating to a computer. computering The act of using a computer. computerised Having undergone computerisation. computerism A political ideology which maintains that all government power should be delegated to a computer or artificial intelligence. computerist A computer user. computeristic Resembling or characteristic of a computer; mechanistic. computeritis Any ailment relating to or caused by computers, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. computerizability The quality of being computerizable. computerizable Able to be computerized. computerization The act of computerizing something, or something computerized. computerize To convert a manual function or system into a computer system. computerized American and Oxford British English standard spelling of computerised. computerizer One who computerizes. computerland The world of computers and the people associated with them. computerless Without a computer. computerlike Having some similarity to a computer. computerlore The knowledge, teaching, study, science, or legend surrounding computers. computernik A computer enthusiast. computerologist One who studies or works with computers. computerology The study of computers, or any kind of work with computers; computing. computerphile One who loves computers. computerphobe A person afflicted by computerphobia; one who fears or dislikes computers. computerphobia Fear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia. computerphobic Pertaining to, or afflicted by, computerphobia. computerphone A kind of personal computer with telecommunication features. computerspeak The jargon associated with computer technology. computerware Computer hardware and/or software. computery Of or pertaining to computers. computing The process or act of calculation. computionality The process or means of computing; computational resources. computist One who performs computations. computistic Of or relating to the calendrical technique of computus.