Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Compounder

Com‐pound″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, compounds or mixes; as, a compounder of medicines.2. One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to ac...

6158

Comprador

‖Com′pra‐dor (?), n. A kind of steward or agent. S. W. Williams

6159

Comprecation

Com′pre‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. comprecatio, fr. comprecari to pray to. See Precarious.] A praying together. Bp. Wilkins.

6160

Comprehend

Com′pre‐hend″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Comprehended; p. pr. & vb. n.Comprehending.] [L. comprehendere, comprehensum; com- + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before + hendere (use...

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Comprehensibility

Com′pre‐hen′si‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being comprehensible; capability of being understood.

6162

Comprehensible

Com″pre‐hen″si‐ble (?), a. [L. comprehensibilis: cf. F. compreéhensible.] 1. Capable of being comprehended, included, or comprised.Lest this part of knowledge should seem to any...

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Comprehensibleness

Com′pre‐hen″si‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility.

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Comprehensibly

Com′pre‐hen″si‐bly, adv. 1. With great extent of signification; comprehensively. Tillotson.2. Intelligibly; in a manner to be comprehended or understood.

6165

Comprehension

Com′pre‐hen″sion (?), n. [L. comprehensio: cf. F. compréhension.] 1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.In the Old Testament there is a close compreh...

6166

Comprehensive

Com′pre‐hen″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. compréhensif.] 1. Including much; comprising many things; having a wide scope or a full view.A very comprehensive definition.Bentley.Large and c...

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Comprehensively

Com′pre‐hen″sive‐ly, adv. In a comprehensive manner; with great extent of scope.

6168

Comprehensiveness

Com′pre‐hen″sive‐ness, n. The quality of being comprehensive; extensiveness of scope.Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on ancient coins.Addison.

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Comprehensor

Com′pre‐hen″sor (?), n. One who comprehends; one who has attained to a full knowledge.When I shall have dispatched this weary pilgrimage, and from a traveler shall come to be a ...

6170

Compress

Com‐press″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Compressed (?); p. pr & vb. n.Compressing.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.] 1. To press ...

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Compress (2)

Com″press (?), n. [F. compresse.] (Surg.) A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to mak...

6172

Compressed

Com‐pressed″ (?), a. 1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise.Compressed-air engine, an engine operated by the elastic force ...

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Compressed yeast

Com‐pressed″ yeast. A cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and mixing with starch or flour.

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Compressibility

Com‐press′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. compressibilité.] The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids.

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Compressible

Com‐press″i‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. compressible.] Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.

6176

Compressibleness

Com‐press″ible‐ness, n. The quality of being compressible; compressibility.

6177

Compression

Com‐pres″sion (?), n. [L. compressio: cf. F. compression.] The act of compressing, or state of being compressed. “Compression of thought.” Johnson.

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Compression projectile

Com‐pres″sion pro‐jec″tile. A projectile constructed so as to take the grooves of a rifle by means of a soft copper band firmly attached near its base or, formerly, by means of ...

6179

Compressive

Com‐press″ive (?), a. [Cf. F. compressif.] Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a compressive force.

6180

Compressor

Com‐press″or (?), n. Anything which serves to compress; as: (a) (Anat.) A muscle that compresses certain parts. (b) (Surg.) An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the fe...

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Compressure

Com‐pres″sure (?; 135), n. Compression.

6182

Comprint

Com‐print″ (?), v. t. & i. 1. To print together.2. (O. Eng. Law) To print surreptitiously a work belonging to another. E. Phillips.

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Comprint (2)

Com″print (?), n.(O. Eng. Law) The surreptitious printing of another's copy or book; a work thus printed.