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compas 94 compte
compas b, diviser, dividers;
elastiqueb, ressort, spring compasses;
b. ellipse, oval compass, trammel; ellipsograph;
elcctrique, (dec.) galvanometer;
elliptique, v. b, ellipsei
d'epaisseur, (art., etc.) calipers for measuring
thickness of walls of guns, gun-barrels, and
shells; gauge;
d'epaisseur b, cremaillere, rack compass;
d'epaisseur b, ressort, spring gauge or callipers;
etalon, standard compass;
b. glissiere, sliding compasses;
jambe de , compass leg;
liquide, liquid compass, fluid compass;
b, lunettes, double-bowed compasses;
de mer, mariner's compass;
mort, compass whose needle has lost its life;
b. ovale, oval compass. .
b, pointcs changeantes, b, pointes de rechange,
compass with shifting or movable
points;
b, pointes seches, dividers;
b, pompe, bow-compasses;
de precision, v. b, cheveu;
de proportion, proportional compasses;
b-pression constante, (art.) verifying compasses
(for emplacement of hoops in shrinkage);
quart de , point of the compass (mariner's,
etc.);
b, quart de cercle, wing compasses;
& quart de' cercle ii cremaillere, rack compasses;
reciter les pointes du to box the , compass;
de reduction, v. rde proportion,'
renverse, hanging compass;
ti ressort, spring-divi ders, -compasses;
de route, mariner's compass;
spherique, v. bcourbe:
btire-hgne, compass with shifting points;
b, trusquin, beam compasses;
b, verge, beam compass; trammel;
verificateur, (art.) inspecting, verifying, compasses
(for projectiles, etc.).
com passage, m., (sm. a. operation of setting the
borings of a gun-barrel so that their axes shall
be in the same straight line.
compassement, m., (mil. min.) proporti9ning
trains, matches, etc., so as to produce simultaneous
explosion of several charges (obs.); (in
gen.) measuring with compasses;
en derivation, (mil. min.) shunt system of
proportioning trains, etc.;
desfeux, (mil. min.) same as compassement,'
mixte, (mil. min.) compound system of proportioning
trains, etc.;
en serie, (mil. min.) series system of proportioning
trains, etc.
compasser, v. a., (mil. min., etc.) to proportion the
trains, fuses, etc., so as to produce simultaneous
explosion of several charges;
lesfeux, (mil. min.) same as compasser.
compas seur, m., (sm. a.) workman who verifies
the preliminary boring of a barrel;
ouvrier same as , compasseur.
competence, f., (mil. law, etc.) jurisdiction; jurisdiction
in general.
complement, m., complement;
de , necessary to oring up anything to its
full status (e. g., to a war footing).
complet, a. and m., complement; full, complete;
grand , full complement;
petit reduced , complement;
reglementaire de la masse individuelle, (Fr.
adm.) maximum amount of V avoir b, la masse,
q. v.
compieter, v. a., to complete, fill up; (mil.) to fill
up the ranks, to bring up a unit to its full
number.
complication, f., (mil. law) case in which a court
finds a prisoner guilty of a charge different from
that on which tried.
compliee, m., accomplice.
complicity, f., complicity.
complot, m., plot, conspiracy;
chefde , ringleader.
composante, f., component (force, stress, etc.).
compose, m., chemical compound; a., complex,
compound, combined, composite; component
(force, stress, etc.);
explosif, (expl.) explosive compound.
composer, v. a., to compose, compound; adjust
fashion; (mil.) to compound for terms, as of
capitulation; to come to terms of surrender.
composite, a., composite, i. e., of iron and of
wood.
composition, f., composition; compounding;
make-up; ingredients; adjustment, settlement;
essay or discussion on a given theme in an examination;
(mil.) capitulation, terms of capitulation,
articles of agreement for a surrender;
(artif.) composition;
d'amorce, primer composition;
d'artifices, firework composition;
eclairante, (artif.) any light-giving composition;
faire bonne , (mil.) to grant favorable terms
of surrender;
fulminante, (art., etc.) priming, detonating
composition;
fusante, (art.) fuse composition; rocket composition;
b, fusees, v. fusante;
incendiaire, (artif.) carcass composition;
lente, (artif.) slow-burning composition;
neuve, (powd.) " green" charge;
porte-retard, (art.) delay-action composition
(of a torpedo shell);
se rendre par , (mil.) to capitulate;
< vive, (artif.) quick-burning composition.
compound, a., compound (of armor); (elec.) compound;
m., compound armor.
compresse, f., (med.) compress; pledget.
compresseur, m., compressor; a., compressive,
compressing.
compressible, a., compressible; (of ground) insecure,
not affording a good foundation.
compression, f., compression, condensation;
globe de , (mil. ram.) overcharged mine, globe
of compression.
comprimer, v. a., to compress, as gun-cotton,
etc.
comptibilite, f., accountability, responsibility;
(adm.) papers, returns, accounts, paper work;
argent, v. deniers;
deniers, money accountability, money responsibility
(sometimes, en deniers);
matieres, property responsibility (sometimes,
en matieres);
-nominative, (Fr. a.) papers, etc., in which
officers, n. c. o.'s, rengages, etc., are recorded by
name;
numerique, (Fr. a.) papers, etc., in which
n. c. o.'s and men are recorded by their numbers;
piece de , voucher.
comptable, a., responsible, accountable, for
money, property, etc.; to be taken into account;
m., accountable officer or official, e. g., officier
d''administration;
officier , (adm.) responsible officer (either by
virtue of his duties, e. g., officier d'habillement, or
by virtue of his position, e. g., officier d'administration);
place , (Fr. a.) a principal place, under the
charge of a comptable, and to which are annexed
smaller places, so far as the same service
is concerned, depot of issue and receipt;
du tresor, treasury official (Fr.a., paying or
disbursing officer).
compte, m., account, return, statement: number,
annuel de gestion, ( Fr. adm.) the ledger kept
in property accounts by the responsible officer,
the ledger so kept being turned in as a
return;
s-deniers, money accounts;
elemcntaire, ( Fr. adm.) account furnished by
responsible officers, by councils of administration,
and by contractors;