Dictionary Definition
compound adj
1 of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several
similar parts or lobes [ant: simple]
2 consisting of two or more substances or
ingredients or elements or parts; "soap is a compound substance";
"housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound
fruit"
3 composed of many distinct individuals united to
form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism" [syn:
colonial]
Noun
1 (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical
union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion
by weight [syn: chemical
compound]
2 a whole formed by a union of two or more
elements or parts
3 an enclosure of residences and other building
(especially in the Orient)
Verb
1 make more intense, stronger, or more marked;
"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his
dislike for her"; "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness";
"This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: intensify, heighten, deepen]
2 put or add together; "combine resources" [syn:
combine]
3 calculate principal and interest
4 create by mixing or combining
5 combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound
the ingredients" [syn: combine]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
Noun
- an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Synonyms
Translations
enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or
soldiers are confined
- Finnish: laitos
- Italian: campo di prigionìa
- Swedish: inhägnad
Etymology 2
From Middle English compounen < componre, compondre "to put together" < componere < com- "together" + ponere "to put".Pronunciation
Adjective
- composed of elements; not simple
Synonyms
- (composed of elements): composite
Antonyms
- (composed of elements): simple
Derived terms
Translations
composed of elements
- Czech: složený
- Dutch: samengesteld
- Italian: composto, costituito
- Russian: составной (sostavnój)
- Slovene: sestavljen , sestavljena , sestavljeno
- Swedish: sammansatt
Noun
Synonyms
Translations
anything made by combining several things
- Italian: composto, miscuglio, amalgama
- Russian: соединение (soedinenie)
- Swedish: sammansättning
chemistry: substance made by chemical
combination of elements
- Czech: sloučenina
- Finnish: yhdiste
- Hebrew: תרכובת (tirkovet)
- Italian: composto chimico, composto
- Russian: соединение (soedinenie)
- Slovene: spojina
- Swedish: blandning , förening , sammansatt ämne
linguistics: word formed by combining other
words
- Czech: složenina
- Dutch: samenstelling
- Finnish: yhdyssana
- Italian: parola composta
- Russian: соединение (soedinenie)
- Slovene: sestavljenka
- Swedish: kompositum , sammansatt ord , sammansättning
Verb
- to come together
- to come to terms of agreement
- to put together
- to add to
- In the context of "transitive|law": to settle by agreeing on less than the claim
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to come together
- Italian: unirsi
- Swedish: blandas, blandas ihop, blandas till, blandas tillsammans, sättas ihop, sättas samman
to come to terms of agreement
- Italian: accordarsi, mettersi d'accordo
- Swedish: förlikas, kompromissa, nå förlikning, träffa avtal, träffa överenskommelse
to put together
- Finnish: yhdistää
- French: composer
- Italian: mettere insieme, comporre
- Portuguese: compor
- Russian: соединять (soedinjat'), объединять (ob'edinjat')
- Slovene: sestaviti
- Swedish: blanda, blanda ihop, blanda till, blanda tillsammans, sätta ihop, sätta samman
to add to
- ttbc Hungarian: összetétel, keverék, vegyülék, elegy; fogolytábor
Extensive Definition
Compound may refer to:
- Compound (chemistry), a combination of two or more elements.
- Compound
(enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose,
usually inside a fence or wall.
- Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive structures.
- Compound (linguistics), a word that consists of more than one radical element.
- Compound (music), an attribute of an interval or time signature.
- Compounding, the mixing of drugs in pharmacy.
It is also found in combination with other words:
- Compound chocolate, a chocolate substitute.
- Compound fracture, complete fractures of bone where at least one fragment has damaged the skin, soft tissue or surrounding body cavity.
- Compound interest, unpaid interest that is added to the principal so that subsequent interest is calculated on the grossed amount.
- Compound locomotive, a locomotive in which exhaust steam is recycled in a low pressure cylinder or cylinders.
- Compound sentence, a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clauses.
compound in German: Mischung
compound in French: Composite
compound in French: Composition
compound in Simple English: Compound
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
accommodate, acid, acidity, acronym, acrostic, add, add to, adjust, admix, admixture, agent, aggrandize, aggravate, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, alloy, alloyage, amalgam, amalgamate, amalgamation, anion, antacid, assemblage, assemble, assembly, assimilate, associate, atom, augment, avyayibhava, back formation,
base, bemingle, biochemical, blend, boost, bracket, brew, build, building, buildup, cast, cation, chemical, chemical element,
chromoisomer,
clipped word, coadunate, coalesce, combination, combine, combo, come together, commingle, commix, commixture, complex, complicated, compose, composite, composition, compost, comprise, compromise, concoct, concoction, confection, conglomerate, conjugate, connect, consolidate, consolidation, constitution, construct, construction, cop out,
copolymer, couple, create, decoct, devise, dimer, duck responsibility,
dvandva, dvigu, elaborate, element, embodiment, embody, emulsify, encompass, endocentric
compound, enhance,
enlarge, ensemble, erect, evade responsibility,
evolve, exacerbate, exocentric
compound, expand,
extend, extrude, fabricate, fabrication, fashion, fashioning, fix up, flux, form, formation, formulate, frame, fudge together, fuse, fusion, get up, getup, give and take, give way, go
fifty-fifty, go together, hash, heavy chemicals, heighten, high polymer,
homogenize, homopolymer, hydracid, immingle, immix, immixture, include, incorporate, incorporation, increase, indite, inorganic chemical,
integrate, intensify, interblend, interfuse, interlace, interlard, intermingle, intermix, intermixture, intertwine, interweave, intricate, involved, ion, isomer, join, jumble, junction, knead, link, lump together, macromolecule, magma, magnify, make, make a deal, make an
adjustment, make concessions, make one, make up, makeup, manufacture, mature, meet halfway, meld, melt into one, merge, merger, merging, metamer, mingle, mingle-mangle, mix, mix up, mixture, mold, molecule, monomer, multifaceted, multiform, multiple, multiply, neutralizer, nonacid, organic chemical,
organization,
oxyacid, paronym, paste, patch together, piece
together, piecing together, play politics, polymer, prefabricate, prepare, produce, pseudoisomer, put together,
put up, putting together, radical, raise, reach a compromise,
reagent, rear, reembody, roll into one, run
up, scramble, set up,
settle, setup, shade into, shape, shaping, shuffle, solidify, split the difference,
spoonerism, stir up,
strike a balance, strike a bargain, structure, structuring, sulfacid, surrender, syncretize, syndicate, syneresis, synthesis, synthesize, take the mean,
tatpurusha, throw
together, toss together, trimer, unify, unite, whomp up, word form,
work, worsen, write, yield