| continental shelf |
the edge of a continent that is below water. Just beyond the continental shelf lies a steep slope leading down to the ocean floor. |
| continual |
going on without stopping. |
| continue |
to keep happening or being; to last for a long time. [4 definitions] |
| continuing |
still going on or happening; not over. |
| continuous |
going on without pausing or stopping; not broken. |
| contour |
the outline of a figure or surface; shape. |
| contract |
an agreement that is supported by the law. [6 definitions] |
| contraction |
an act of contracting. [2 definitions] |
| contractor |
a person who signs an agreement to carry out a particular job at a certain price and also to supply necessary things for the job. A contractor often hires, supervises, and pays other people to help or to do the work. A person in charge of building or repairing a house is often a contractor. |
| contradict |
to say the opposite of; deny the truth of. |
| contradictory |
being in conflict with or opposite to something else or each other. [2 definitions] |
| contrary |
completely different; opposite. [3 definitions] |
| contrast |
to compare in order to make differences clear. [4 definitions] |
| contribute |
to give for a purpose. [2 definitions] |
| contribution |
the act of contributing. [2 definitions] |
| contrive |
to plan in a clever way; invent. |
| control |
to use power to manage or command. [6 definitions] |
| control tower |
a tower at an airport. Air traffic is directed by radios in the control tower. |
| controversial |
sparking disagreements; not accepted as true by everyone. |
| controversy |
a disagreement; debate. |
| convection |
the movement or transfer of heat through a liquid or gas because of the natural rising of the heated parts and sinking of the cooled parts. |