Definitions
1.nounThe act or principle of compensating.
2.nounSomething which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.
3.nounThe extinction of debts of which two persons are reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a credit of equal amount.
4.nounA recompense or reward for service.
5.nounAn equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale of real estate, in which it is customary to provide that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but shall be the subject of compensation.
6.nounThe relationship between air temperature outside a building and a calculated target temperature for provision of air or water to contained rooms or spaces for the purpose of efficient heating. In building control systems the compensation curve is defined to a compensator for this purpose.
7.nounThe ability of one part of the brain to overfunction in order to take over the function of a damaged part (e.g. following a stroke).
8.nounThe action of competing."The competition for this job is strong."
9.nounA contest for a prize or award."The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car."
10.nounThe competitors in such a contest."The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition."
11.nounThe act of putting together; assembly.
12.nounA mixture or compound; the result of composing.
13.nounThe proportion of different parts to make a whole.
14.nounThe general makeup of a thing or person.
15.nounAn agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.
16.nounA payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
17.nounAn agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
18.nounAn essay.
19.nounThe formation of compound words from separate words.
20.nounA work of music, literature or art.
21.nounTypesetting.
22.nounApplying a function to the result of another.
23.nounThe compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
24.nounConsistency; accord; congruity.
25.nounSynthesis as opposed to analysis.
26.nounThe arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
27.nounWay to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.