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Commutating
- verb - reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
Commutation
- noun - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
- a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
- the travel of a commuter
Commutative
- adjective - (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"
Commutators
- noun - switch for reversing the direction of an electric current
Comparation
- - A making ready; provision.
Comparative
- adjective - estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete; "a relative stranger"
- relating to or based on or involving comparison; "comparative linguistics"
- the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"
Compilation
- noun - something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
- the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours"
Compliances
- noun - a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
- acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
- the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
Compotation
- - The act of drinking or tippling together.