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The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.

The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man's veracity by the oath of others; -- called also wager of law. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager.

One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or innocence of another. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager. All they who know me . . . will say they have reason in this matter to be my compurgators. Chillingworth.

e good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease. The rapacity of his father's administration had excited such universal discontent, that it was found expedient to conciliate the nation. Hallam.

To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.

Capability of being conducted; as, the conductibility of heat or electricity.

ody capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.

ce The confines met of emryrean heaven, And of this world. Milton. On the confines of the city and the Temple. Macaulay.

One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of sagacity. [Obs.] Addison.

One who has an official charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city, corporation, community, or estate. The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms. Clarendon. The conservator of the estate of an idiot. Bouvier. Conservators of the River Thames, a board…

worth. Constituted authorities, the officers of government, collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. Bartlett.

erfect and consummate virtue." Addison. The little band held the post with consummate tenacity. Motley

To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.

e. Shall we now Contaminate our figures with base bribes Shak. I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor virtue contaminated. Goldsmith.

Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.] Strong ship's, of great content. Bacon.

s the prince spent one whole day to give his mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city. Sir H. Wotton.

; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity. he can hear its continuous murmur. Longfellow.

A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other causes. Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when heat is applied from bellow. Nichol.

Caused or accomplished by convection; as, a convective discharge of electricity. Faraday.

A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to check their velocity in going down a hill. Knight.