Compliance
[kuh m-plahy-uh ns] /kəmˈplaɪ əns/
noun
1.
the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
2.
a tendency to yield readily to others, especially in a weak and subservient way.
3.
conformity; accordance:
in compliance with orders.
4.
cooperation or obedience:
Compliance with the law is expected of all.
5.
Physics.
/kəmˈplaɪəns/
noun
1.
the act of complying; acquiescence
2.
a disposition to yield to or comply with others
3.
a measure of the ability of a mechanical system to respond to an applied vibrating force, expressed as the reciprocal of the system’s stiffness C
n.
1640s, from comply + -ance. Related: Compliancy.
compliance com·pli·ance (kəm-plī’əns)
n.
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- Compliancies
[kuh m-plahy-uh n-see] /kəmˈplaɪ ən si/ noun, plural compliancies. 1. (defs 1, 2, 4).
- Compliancy
[kuh m-plahy-uh n-see] /kəmˈplaɪ ən si/ noun, plural compliancies. 1. (defs 1, 2, 4).
- Compliant
[kuh m-plahy-uh nt] /kəmˈplaɪ ənt/ adjective 1. ; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature. 2. manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules (usually used in combination): Energy Star-compliant computers. /kəmˈplaɪənt/ adjective 1. complying, obliging, or yielding adj. 1640s, from comply + -ant.
- Compliantly
[kuh m-plahy-uh nt] /kəmˈplaɪ ənt/ adjective 1. ; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature. 2. manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules (usually used in combination): Energy Star-compliant computers. /kəmˈplaɪənt/ adjective 1. complying, obliging, or yielding adj. 1640s, from comply + -ant.
- Complicacy
[kom-pli-kuh-see] /ˈkɒm plɪ kə si/ noun, plural complicacies for 2. 1. the state of being complicated; complicatedness. 2. a complication: the numerous complicacies of travel in such a remote country. /ˈkɒmplɪkəsɪ/ noun (pl) -cies 1. a less common word for complexity