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	Eng ID	Term	Definition
	961	component	See HARMONIC CONSTITUENT.
	962	composite electronic navigational system	One contrived in such a way that the POSITION is determined by lines of different types, for instance, by a LATTICE of circles and a LATTICE... more One contrived in such a way that the POSITION is determined by lines of different types, for instance, by a LATTICE of circles and a LATTICE of HYPERBOLAE.
	963	composite path	A wave track which lies partly over LAND and partly over water.
	964	composite photograph	See PHOTOGRAPH.
	965	composite sailing	See SAILING.
	966	compound tide	See TIDE.
	967	compression (of the earth)	See FLATTENING OF THE EARTH.
	968	compression ratios	See FLATTENING OF THE EARTH.
	969	compressional wave	See WAVE.
	970	computer	A person who performs calculations. A device capable of accepting DATA, processing it according to stored instruction that are followed in a... more A person who performs calculations. A device capable of accepting DATA, processing it according to stored instruction that are followed in automatic sequence, and supplying the results in some form. It usually consists of input and output devices, STORAGE, arithmetic and logical units, and a control unit.
	971	computer: analogue	A physical device or system which behaves in a manner analogous to some system under study, simulating the processes and producing results w... more A physical device or system which behaves in a manner analogous to some system under study, simulating the processes and producing results which are measured in terms of physical quantities. Often an electrical system.
	972	computer: digital	A machine for carrying out mathematical processes by operations based on counting, as distinct from an ANALOGUE COMPUTER.
	973	computer-assisted (computer-aided) cartography	A system which is used to perform specific cartographic function by means of computer hardware and software which aids humans to make decisi... more A system which is used to perform specific cartographic function by means of computer hardware and software which aids humans to make decisions and/or perform their functions. Because of the graphic nature of cartography, such a system always contains, or makes use of, a computer graphics system.
	974	computer graphics	All methods and techniques used in computer sciences to represent data in graphical form and to process images.
	975	concentration: ice	See ICE.
	976	concluded angle	See ANGLE.
	977	condenser	In optics, a LENS or LENS SYSTEM designed to concentrate the ILLUMINATION from a light source on a limited area. In electricity, a device f... more In optics, a LENS or LENS SYSTEM designed to concentrate the ILLUMINATION from a light source on a limited area. In electricity, a device for receiving and storing an electric charge. Also called a capacitor.
	978	condition equation	See EQUATION.
	979	conductivity	The ability to transmit, as electricity, heat, sound etc.
	980	cone	See FAN.
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