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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
Compatriots
- noun - a person from your own country
Competences
- noun - Ability
- the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
Competently
- adverb - with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently"
Competition
- noun - a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers; "business competition can be fiendish at times"
- an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"
- the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
Competitive
- adjective - involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"
- showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
- subscribing to capitalistic competition
Competitors
- noun - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"