compliance

[ kuh m-plahy-uh ns ]
/ kəmˈplaɪ əns /

noun

the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
a tendency to yield readily to others, especially in a weak and subservient way.
conformity; accordance: in compliance with orders.
cooperation or obedience: Compliance with the law is expected of all.
Physics.
  1. the strain of an elastic body expressed as a function of the force producing the strain.
  2. a coefficient expressing the responsiveness of a mechanical system to a periodic force.

Origin of compliance

First recorded in 1635–45; comply + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM compliance

o·ver·com·pli·ance, noun pre·com·pli·ance, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for compliance

compliance

compliancy

/ (kəmˈplaɪəns) /

noun

the act of complying; acquiescence
a disposition to yield to or comply with others
a measure of the ability of a mechanical system to respond to an applied vibrating force, expressed as the reciprocal of the system's stiffness Symbol: C

Medical definitions for compliance

compliance
[ kəm-plīəns ]

n.

A measure of the ease with which a structure or substance may be deformed, especially a measure of the ease with which a hollow organ may be distended.
The degree of constancy and accuracy with which a patient follows a prescribed regimen, as distinguished from adherence or maintenance.