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compound
1[kom-pound, kom-pound, kom-pound, kuhm-pound, kom-pound]
adjective
composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients.
Soap is a compound substance.
having or involving two or more actions or functions.
The mouth is a compound organ.
Grammar.Ģżof or relating to a compound sentence or compound-complex sentence.
(of a word)
consisting of two or more parts that are also bases, forming a or as housetop, many-sided, playact, or upon.
consisting of any two or more parts that have identifiable meaning, as a base and a noninflectional affix (return, follower ), a base and a combining form (biochemistry ), two combining forms (ethnography ), or a combining form and a noninflectional affix (aviary, dentoid ).
(of a verb tense) consisting of an auxiliary verb and a main verb, as are swimming, have spoken, or will write (simple ).
Botany.Ģżcomposed of several similar parts that combine to form a whole.
a compound fruit.
Zoology.Ģżcomposed of a number of distinct individuals that are connected to form a united whole or colony, as coral.
Music.Ģżof or relating to compound time.
Machinery.Ģżnoting an engine or turbine expanding the same steam or the like in two successive chambers to do work at two ranges of pressure.
noun
something formed by compounding or combining parts, elements, etc.
Chemistry.Ģża pure substance composed of two or more elements whose composition is constant.
a compound word, especially one composed of two or more words that are otherwise unaltered, as moonflower or rainstorm.
verb (used with object)
to put together into a whole; combine.
to compound drugs to form a new medicine.
to make or form by combining parts, elements, etc.; construct.
to compound a new plan from parts of several former plans.
to make up or constitute.
all the organs and members that compound a human body.
to settle or adjust by agreement, especially for a reduced amount, as a debt.
Law.Ģżto agree, for a consideration, not to prosecute or punish a wrongdoer for.
to compound a crime or felony.
to pay (interest) on the accrued interest as well as the principal.
My bank compounds interest quarterly.
to increase or add to.
The misery of his loneliness was now compounded by his poverty.
Electricity.Ģżto connect a portion of the field turns of (a direct-current dynamo) in series with the armature circuit.
verb (used without object)
to make a bargain; come to terms; compromise.
to settle a debt, claim, etc., by compromise.
to form a compound.
compound
2[kom-pound]
noun
an enclosure, especially one for prisoners.
an enclosed or protected area where a group of people live or work, such as a military base.
any separate cluster of homes, often owned by members of the same family.
compound
1noun
a substance that contains atoms of two or more chemical elements held together by chemical bonds
any combination of two or more parts, aspects, etc
a word formed from two existing words or combining forms
verb
to mix or combine so as to create a compound or other product
to make by combining parts, elements, aspects, etc
to compound a new plastic
to intensify by an added element
his anxiety was compounded by her crying
finance to calculate or pay (interest) on both the principal and its accrued interest
(also intr) to come to an agreement in (a quarrel, dispute, etc)
(also intr) to settle (a debt, promise, etc) for less than what is owed; compromise
law to agree not to prosecute in return for a consideration
to compound a crime
electrical engineering to place duplex windings on the field coil of (a motor or generator), one acting as a shunt, the other being in series with the main circuit, thus making the machine self-regulating
adjective
composed of or created by the combination of two or more parts, elements, etc
(of a word) consisting of elements that are also words or productive combining forms
(of a sentence) formed by coordination of two or more sentences
(of a verb or the tense, mood, etc, of a verb) formed by using an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb
the future in English is a compound tense involving the use of such auxiliary verbs as ``shall'' and ``will''
music
denoting a time in which the number of beats per bar is a multiple of three
six-four is an example of compound time
(of an interval) greater than an octave
zoology another word for colonial
(of a steam engine, turbine, etc) having multiple stages in which the steam or working fluid from one stage is used in a subsequent stage
(of a piston engine) having a turbocharger powered by a turbine in the exhaust stream
compound
2/ Ė°ģɳ¾±č²¹Ź²Ō»å /
noun
(esp formerly in South Africa) an enclosure, esp on the mines, containing the living quarters for Black workers
any similar enclosure, such as a camp for prisoners of war
(formerly in India, China, etc) the enclosure in which a European's house or factory stood
compound
A substance consisting of atoms or ions of two or more different elements in definite proportions joined by chemical bonds into a molecule. The elements cannot be separated by physical means. Water, for example, is a compound having two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom per molecule.
Composed of more than one part, as a compound eye or leaf.
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- compoundable adjective
- compoundedness noun
- compounder noun
- noncompoundable adjective
- uncompoundable adjective
- uncompounded adjective
- uncompounding adjective
- ³¦“Ē³¾Ė±č“Ē³Ü²Ō»å±š°ł noun
- ³¦“Ē³¾Ė±č“Ē³Ü²Ō»å²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of compound1
Origin of compound2
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of compound1
Origin of compound2
Example Sentences
And sheās aware that her enmeshment with Quintana is compounded by a relationship with Dunne that left their daughter feeling like an interloper.
Rogen: And the show seems to be compounding it, I think.
To compound his frustration, he saw a series of birdie chances slide by during his closing holes before a bogey at the last left him seven shots off the lead.
Smith suffered a compound dislocation of the little finger on his right hand after shelling the chance and left the field to go hospital for further treatment.
Israel compounded its right to deport with the right to imprison, enclose, and kill.
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