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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Champertynounan unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awardedverified
Chanalnounthorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berriesverified
Chanarnounthorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berriesverified
Chance-Half CorrelationnounMWEa correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a testverified
change in technologynounMWEThis Triggering Event takes place when one technology is swapped out for another.Event
Change managementnounMWEThe broad processes for managing organizational change. Change management encompasses planning, oversight or governance, project management, testing, and implementation.Process
change management processnounMWEActivities performed while following the change management procedures.Process
Change of StatenounMWEthe act of changing something into something different in essential characteristicsverified
Change-Of-Pacenouna baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastballverified
Change-Of-Pace BallnounMWEa baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastballverified
Changernounan automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual interventionverified
Channel BassnounMWElarge edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexicoverified
Chantarellenounwidely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aromaverified
Chanterellenounwidely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aromaverified
Chaotic AttractornounMWEan attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaoticverified
Chaparral BroomnounMWEwidely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicleverified
Chaparral CocknounMWEspeedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texasverified
Chaparral MallownounMWEshrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowersverified
Chaparral PeanounMWEspiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thicketsverified
Chapletnounflower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposesverified
Chapternounan ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a churchverified
Character ReferencenounMWEa formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependabilityverified
Character SetnounMWEan ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printingverified
Character WitnessnounMWEa witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person livesverified
Characterisic FunctionnounMWE(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parametersverified
Characteristic CurvenounMWE(electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parametersverified
Characteristic Root of a Square MatrixnounMWE(mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinantverified
Charadesnouna composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous wayverified