English to English Dictionary

Contributing factor

One of several conditions, events, or reasons that helps to cause or bring about a particular result or outcome.

Contribution

A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.

Contributor

A person or entity that contributes something, especially money or resources, to a common fund or project.

Contrite

Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt.

Contrition

The state of feeling remorseful and penitent.

Contrivance

A thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose, often a mechanical device or tool.

Contrive

To bring about or create by careful planning, cleverness, or artifice.

Control

The power to influence or direct people's behavior or the course of events.

Control Experiment

An experiment that is conducted to ensure that the results of another experiment are valid by isolating the effects of the independent variable.

Control Handle

A device or mechanism used to operate or manage a system or machine.

Control room

A room from which a large industrial plant, technical system, or engineering facility is monitored and operated.

Controllability

The degree to which a system, device, or process can be directed, influenced, or managed to achieve a desired outcome.