| comparison (The placing together or juxtaposing of two or more items to ascertain, bring into relief, or establish their similarities and dissimilarities) |
sammenligning |
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| compensation (Equivalent in money for a loss sustained; equivalent given for property taken or for an injury done to another; recompense or reward for some loss, injury or service) |
erstatning |
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| compensation for damage (Equivalent in money or other form for a loss sustained for an injury, for property taken, etc.) |
skadeserstatning |
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| compensatory measure (Any administrative or legislative action, procedure or enactment designed to redress disruptions of ecological integrity or damage to the supply of natural resources) |
kompensasjonstiltak |
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| compensatory tax (Compulsory charge levied by a government for the purpose of redressing or countervailing economic disparity) |
kompenserende avgift |
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| competition (biological, The simultaneous demand by two or more organisms or species for an essential common resource that is actually or potentially in limited supply) |
konkurranse |
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| competition law (That part of the law dealing with matters such as those arising from monopolies and mergers, restrictive trading agreements, resale price maintenance and agreements involving distortion of competition affected by EU rules) |
konkurranselovgivning |
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| competitive examination (A test given to a candidate for a certificate or a position and concerned typically with problems to be solved, skills to be demonstrated, or tasks to be performed) |
opptaksprøve |
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| competitiveness (The ability of a firm to strive in the market with rivals in the production and sale of commodities or services and, analogously, the ability of a country to maintain a relatively high standard of living for its citizens through trade in international markets) |
konkurransedyktighet |
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| complex formation (Formation of a complex compound. Also known as complexing or complexation) |
kompleksdannelse |
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| complexing agent (A substance capable of forming a complex compound with another material in solution) |
kompleksdanner |
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| composite pollution (Emissions of ozone-degrading gases (CFCs, halons); emissions of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, CFCs, nitrous oxides, halons); emissions of acidifying gases (sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides); emissions of substances that contribute to eutrophication (phosphate and nitrogen-containing materials); emissions of toxic materials (pesticides, radioactive substances, priority toxic substances); solid wastes returned to the environment) |
blandet forurensning |
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| composition of population (The constituent groupings and proportions of the total inhabitants of a given nation, area, region or city, as seen from various perspectives) |
befolkningssammensetning |
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| compost (A mixture of decaying organic matter used to fertilize and condition the soil) |
kompost |
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| compostable waste (Waste consisting largely of biodegradable organic matter) |
komposterbart avfall |
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| composting (The natural biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of air to form a humus-like material. Controlled methods of composting include mechanical mixing and aerating, ventilating the materials by dropping them through a vertical series of aerated chambers, or placing the compost in piles out in the open air and mixing it or turning it periodically) |
kompostering |
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| composting by producer (No definition needed) |
egenkompostering |
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| compression (Reduction in the volume of a substance due to pressure) |
kompresjon |
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| compressor (A mechanical device 1. to provide the desired pressure for chemical and physical reactions, 2. to control boiling points of fluids, as in gas separation, refrigeration, and evaporation, 3. to evacuate enclosed volumes, 4. to transport gases or vapors, 5. to store compressible fluids as gases or liquids under pressure and assist in recovering them from storage or tank cars, and 6. to convert mechanical energy to fluid energy for operating instruments, air agitation, fluidization, solid transport, blowcases, air tools, and motors) |
kompressor |
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| compulsory use |
obligatorisk bruk |
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