||Com`po`tier" (kôN`p`ty"), n.; pl. Compotiers (F. ty"). [F.] A dish for holding compotes, fruit, etc.
Com"pound con*trol". (Aëronautics) A system of control in which a separate manipulation, as of a rudder, may be effected by either of two movements, in different directions, of a single lever, etc.
Com*pressed" yeast. A cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and mixing with starch or flour.
Com*pres"sion pro*jec"tile. A projectile constructed so as to take the grooves of a rifle by means of a soft copper band firmly attached near its base or, formerly, by means of an envelope of soft metal. In small arms the modern projectile, having a soft core and harder jacket, is subjected to compression throughout the entire cylindrical part.
Comp"to*graph (?), n. [F. compter to count + -graph.] A machine for adding numbers and making a printed record of the sum.
Comp*tom"e*ter (?), n. [See Count; -meter.] A calculating machine; an arithmometer.
Con"cen*tra`tor, n. (Firearms) A frame or ring of wire or hard paper fitting into the cartridge case used in some shotguns, and holding the shot together when discharged, to secure close shooting; also, a device for slightly narrowing the bore at the muzzle for the same purpose.
{ Concert of Europe, or European concert}. An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers to take only joint action in the (European) Eastern Question.
Concert of the powers. An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers, the United States, and Japan in 1900 to take only joint action in the Chinese aspect of the Eastern Question.
{ Con*ces`sion*aire" (?), ||Con`ces`sion`naire" (?) }, n. [F. concessionnaire.] The beneficiary of a concession or grant.
Con*ces"sion*a*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to a concession. -- n.; pl. -ries (&?;). A concessionaire.
||Con`cier`ge*rie" (?), n. [F.] 1. The office or lodge of a concierge or janitor.