to check or regulate a scientific experiment by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard
celestial navigation
Noun
navigating according to the positions of the stars
celestial guidance
Noun
a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies
clasp
Noun
the act of grasping
clasp
Noun
a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together
clasp
Verb
to hold firmly and tightly
clasp
Verb
to grasp firmly
clasp
Verb
to fasten with a buckle or buckles
clasp
Verb
to fasten with or as if with a brooch
command guidance
Noun
a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile
clench
Noun
the act of grasping
clench
Noun
a small slip noose made with seizing
clench
Verb
to squeeze together tightly
clench
Verb
to hold in a tight grasp
crowd control
Noun
activity of controlling a crowd
clutch
Noun
the act of grasping
clutch
Noun
a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism
clutch
Noun
a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism
clutch
Noun
a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand
clutch
Noun
a collection of things or persons to be handled together
clutch
Noun
a number of birds hatched at the same time
clutch
Noun
a tense critical situation
clutch
Verb
to take hold of
clutch
Verb
to hold firmly, usually with one's hands
custody
Noun
(with `in') guardianship over
custody
Noun
holding by the police
custody
Noun
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
clutches
Noun
the act of grasping
conservation
Noun
the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
conservation
Noun
(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
conservation
Noun
an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
conservancy
Noun
the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.
conservancy
Noun
a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
crusade
Noun
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
crusade
Verb
to go on a crusade
crusade
Verb
to exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a figh for a certain cause or person
charm campaign
Noun
a campaign of flattery and friendliness (by a company, politician, etc.) to become more popular and gain support
consumerism
Noun
a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers
consumerism
Noun
the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
coordination
Noun
the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
coordination
Noun
being of coordinate importance, rank, or degree
coordination
Noun
the skillful and effective interaction of movements
coordination
Noun
the grammatical relation of two constituents having the same grammatical form
campaigning
Noun
taking part in a campagin
candidacy
Noun
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
candidature
Noun
the campaign of a candidate to be elected
civil censorship
Noun
military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces
clampdown
Noun
sudden restriction on an activity
constructive possession
Noun
(law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it