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Compound
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- 1 Composed of elements; not simple. not-comparable
"a compound word"
- 2 Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process. not-comparable
"compound addition"
- 3 An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth). not-comparable
- 1 composed of more than one part wordnet
- 2 composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony wordnet
- 3 consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts wordnet
- 1 An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- 2 Anything made by combining several things.
- 3 an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) wordnet
- 4 An enclosure for secure storage.
"A total of 75 cycle spaces are being installed at three Greater Anglia stations - [...]. And a secure compound for bicycles is being built at Cambridge North."
- 5 A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
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- 6 a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts wordnet
- 7 A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
"Shepard: What kind of proof do you have that the major is dangerous? Transmission: Three days ago, we sent two Alliance representatives to meet with him at his compound. They have disappeared. We believe Kyle and his followers killed them. Transmission: That compound is a cult, Shepard. They call him 'Father Kyle' now. He's set himself up as some kind of religious leader."
- 8 A substance made from any combination of ingredients. dated
"A compound of spurge, cardamom, cinnamon of Mecca, pellitory, ginger, nettle seed is an Arab specific for sexual weakness."
- 9 a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes. wordnet
- 10 A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together. Philippines, broadly
- 11 A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
- 12 (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight wordnet
- 13 A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
"Compositionally there is no great distinction between cell wall and cell surface, both are relatively transparent compounds, but both parts of the cell are of high significance in Biology due to their central role in cell functioning."
- 14 A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
"In the majority of the compounds of non- the hyphen is usually retained; but it is commonly omitted in the case of a few, such as nonconformist, nonentity, nonsense, in which the etymology has been to some extent lost sight of."
- 15 A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
"From a dead stand, with regulator full open and the lever at about 50 per cent we got up to about 60 m.p.h. by the top of the bank. The big compound was making plenty of noise - but what musical and wonderful noise!"
- 16 Ellipsis of compound exercise. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 1 To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else. transitive
"to compound a medicine"
- 2 put or add together wordnet
- 3 To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated. transitive
"to compound a debt"
- 4 make more intense, stronger, or more marked wordnet
- 5 To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement. transitive
"I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife."
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- 6 combine so as to form a whole; mix wordnet
- 7 To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise. intransitive
"to compound with someone / for something"
- 8 create by mixing or combining wordnet
- 9 To compose; to constitute. obsolete, transitive
"his pomp and all what state compounds"
- 10 calculate principal and interest wordnet
- 11 To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest. intransitive
- 12 To worsen a situation. transitive
"[…] This latest example of nationalistic self-interest compounded anger across the EU over Trump’s travel ban, imposed last month without consultation or scientific justification."
- 13 Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed. intransitive
"At the hill, the Warrior must have been at least ten lengths in front of Wild Dayrell; but he compounded about 200 yards on the T. Y. C. side of the Red House."
Etymology
Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese, altered under the influence of Etymology 2. Doublet of kampung.
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componō, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponō (“to put”).
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