Definitions of Compound [ˈkɒm poʊt]

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Definition of 'Compound'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) compound
composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients:
Soap is a compound substance.

2.  compound
having or involving two or more actions or functions:
The mouth is a compound organ.

3.  compound
(of a word)

4.  compound
consisting of two or more parts that are also words, as housetop, many-sided, playact, or
upon.

5.  compound
consisting of two or more parts that are also bases, as biochemistry or
ethnography.

6.  compound
(of a verb tense) consisting of an auxiliary verb and a main verb, as are swimming, have spoken, or will write

7.  compound
composed of several similar parts that combine to form a whole:
a compound fruit.

8.  compound
composed of a number of distinct but connected individuals, as coral.

9. (n.) compound
something formed by compounding or combining parts, elements, etc.

10.  compound
a pure substance composed of two or more elements whose chemical composition is constant.

11.  compound
a compound word, esp. one composed of two or more words that are otherwise unaltered, as moonflower or
rainstorm.

12. (v.t.) compound
to put together into a whole; combine:
to compound drugs to form a new medicine.

13.  compound
to make or form by combining parts, elements, etc.; construct:
a medicine compounded from various drugs.

14.  compound
to increase or add to, esp. so as to worsen: a problem that was compounded by their isolation.

15.  compound
to settle or adjust by agreement, esp. for a reduced amount, as a debt.

16.  compound
to agree, for a consideration, not to prosecute or punish a wrongdoer for:
to compound a crime or felony.

17.  compound
to pay (interest) on the accrued interest as well as the principal.

18. (v.i.) compound
to make a bargain; come to terms; compromise.

19.  compound
to form a compound.

20. (n.) compound
a separate area, usu. fenced or walled, containing residences, business offices, barracks, or other structures.

Etymology: (1670–80; alter., by assoc. with compound¹, of Malay kampung village, collection, gathering; cf. kampong)

Definition of 'Compound'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) compound
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

2. (noun) compound, chemical compound
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

3. (adj) compound
an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)

4. (adj) compound
composed of more than one part
"compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"

5. (adj) compound
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"

6. (verb) colonial, compound
composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
"coral is a colonial organism"

7. (verb) intensify, compound, heighten, deepen
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
"The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"

8. (verb) compound, combine
put or add together
"combine resources"

9. (verb) compound
calculate principal and interest

10. (verb) compound
create by mixing or combining

11. (verb) compound, combine
combine so as to form a whole; mix
"compound the ingredients"

Definition of 'Compound'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Compound
in the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc

2. (noun) Compound
that which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition

3. (noun) Compound
a union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen

4. (verb) Compound
to form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine

5. (verb) Compound
to put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite

6. (verb) Compound
to modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else

7. (verb) Compound
to compose; to constitute

8. (verb) Compound
to settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt

9. (verb) Compound
to effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; -- usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration

10. (verb) Compound
composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word

Translation of 'Compound'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: composed of a number of parts a compound substance.
Afrikaans: samegesteld, samestelling	Arabic: مُركّب	Bulgarian: съставен
Brazilian: composto	Czech: složený	German: zusammengesetzt
Danish: sammensat	Greek: σύνθετος	Spanish: compuesto
Estonian: kokkupandud, liit-	Farsi: مرکب	Finnish: yhdistelmä-
French: composé	Hebrew: תִרכּוֹבֶת	Hindi: मिश्रण
Croatian: sastavljen, složen	Hungarian: összetett	Indonesian: kumpulan
Icelandic: samsettur	Italian: composto	Japanese: 合成の
Korean: 복합의	Lithuanian: sudarytas iš kelių dalių,	Latvian: salikts
Malay: majmuk	Dutch: samengesteld	Norwegian: sammensatt, kombinert
Polish: złożony	Persian: مرکب	Pashto: ګدول
Portuguese: composto	Romanian: compus	Russian: составной
Slovak: zložený	Slovenian: sestavljen	Serbian: složen
Swedish: sammansatt	Thai: ที่เกิดจากส่วนประกอบด้วยจ	Turkish: bileşik
Taiwanese: 混合的	Ukrainian: складовий; складний	Urdu: مرکب
Vietnamese: phức hợp	Chinese: 混合的
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