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com·pound1 
[adj. kom-pound, kom-pound; n. kom-pound; v. kuhm-pound, kom-pound] Pronunciation Key
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[adj. kom-pound, kom-pound; n. kom-pound; v. kuhm-pound, kom-pound] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance. |
| 2. | having or involving two or more actions or functions: The mouth is a compound organ. |
| 3. | Grammar. of or pertaining to a compound sentence or compound-complex sentence. |
| 4. | (of a word)
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| 5. | (of a verb tense) consisting of an auxiliary verb and a main verb, as are swimming, have spoken, or will write (opposed to simple). |
| 6. | Botany. composed of several similar parts that combine to form a whole: a compound fruit. |
| 7. | Zoology. composed of a number of distinct individuals that are connected to form a united whole or colony, as coral. |
| 8. | Music. of or pertaining to compound time. |
| 9. | Machinery. noting an engine or turbine expanding the same steam or the like in two successive chambers to do work at two ranges of pressure. |
| 10. | something formed by compounding or combining parts, elements, etc. |
| 11. | Chemistry. a pure substance composed of two or more elements whose composition is constant. |
| 12. | a compound word, esp. one composed of two or more words that are otherwise unaltered, as moonflower or rainstorm. |
| 13. | to put together into a whole; combine: to compound drugs to form a new medicine. |
| 14. | to make or form by combining parts, elements, etc.; construct: to compound a new plan from parts of several former plans. |
| 15. | to make up or constitute: all the organs and members that compound a human body. |
| 16. | to settle or adjust by agreement, esp. for a reduced amount, as a debt. |
| 17. | Law. to agree, for a consideration, not to prosecute or punish a wrongdoer for: to compound a crime or felony. |
| 18. | to pay (interest) on the accrued interest as well as the principal: My bank compounds interest quarterly. |
| 19. | to increase or add to: The misery of his loneliness was now compounded by his poverty. |
| 20. | Electricity. to connect a portion of the field turns of (a direct-current dynamo) in series with the armature circuit. |
| 21. | to make a bargain; come to terms; compromise. |
| 22. | to settle a debt, claim, etc., by compromise. |
| 23. | to form a compound. |
[Origin: 1350–1400; (v.) ME compounen < MF compon- (s. of compondre) < L compōnere, equiv. to com- com- + pōnere to put; (adj.) ME compouned, ptp. of compounen, as above]
] —Related forms
com·pound·a·ble, adjective
com·pound·ed·ness, noun
com·pound·er, noun
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com·pound2
[kom-pound] Pronunciation Key
[kom-pound] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | (in the Far East) an enclosure containing residences, business offices, or other establishments of Europeans. |
| 2. | (in Africa) a similar enclosure for native laborers. |
| 3. | any enclosure, esp. for prisoners of war. |
| 4. | any separate cluster of homes, often owned by members of the same family. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
com·pound 1
(kŏm-pound', kəm-, kŏm'pound') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) v. com·pound·ed, com·pound·ing, com·pounds v. tr.
v. intr.
adj. (kŏm'pound', kŏm-pound', kəm-)
n. (kŏm'pound')
[Alteration of Middle English compounen, from Old French componre, compondre, to put together, from Latin compōnere; see component.] com·pound'a·ble adj., com·pound'er n. |
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| com·pound 2
(kŏm'pound') Pronunciation Key
n.
[Alteration of Malay kampong, village.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
compound (v.)
compound (v.)
"to put together," c.1380, from O.Fr. compon(d)re "arrange, direct," from L. componere "to put together" (see composite). The -d appeared 1500s on model of expound, etc. The adj. is c.1400; the noun meaning "a compound thing" is from 1530.
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compound (n.)
compound (n.)
1679, from Du. (kampoeng) or Port., from Malay kampong "village, group of buildings." Spelling infl. bycompound (v.). Originally, "the enclosure for a factory or settlement of Europeans in the East," later used of S.African diamond miners' camps (1893), then of large fenced-in spaces generally (1946).
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| compound | |
adjective | |
| 1. | composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads" [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. | a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts |
| 2. | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
| 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"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions" [syn: intensify] |
| 2. | put or add together; "combine resources" |
| 3. | calculate principal and interest |
| 4. | create by mixing or combining |
| 5. | combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients" |
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| compound
(kŏm'pound') Pronunciation Key
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.
Adjective
Composed of more than one part, as a compound eye or leaf.
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compound
compound
In chemistry, a substance containing two or more elements in definite proportions.
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Consisting of two or more substances, ingredients, elements, or parts. v. com·pound·ed, com·pound·ing, com·pounds (kŏm-pound', kəm-, kŏm'pound')
compound com·pound (kŏm'pound')
n.
- A combination of two or more elements or parts.
- A pure, macroscopically homogeneous substance that consists of atoms or ions of different elements in definite proportions that cannot be separated by physical means, and that have properties unlike those of its constituent elements.
Consisting of two or more substances, ingredients, elements, or parts. v. com·pound·ed, com·pound·ing, com·pounds (kŏm-pound', kəm-, kŏm'pound')
- To combine so as to form a whole; mix.
- To produce or create by combining two or more ingredients or parts.
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Compound
The ability of an asset to generate earnings that are then reinvested and generate their own earnings.
Investopedia Commentary
Making interest on interest... the power of compounding interest truly is magic.
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See also: CAGR, Compounding, Interest, Rule of 72
Also spelled: Compounding
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Main Entry: com·pound
Pronunciation: k&m-'paund
Function: transitive verb
1 : to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense)
NOTE: Compounding a felony is a common-law crime.
2 : to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal
Main Entry: com·pound
Pronunciation: k&m-'paund
Function: transitive verb
1 : to agree for a consideration not to prosecute (an offense)
NOTE: Compounding a felony is a common-law crime.
2 : to pay (interest) on both the accrued interest and the principal
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Compound
Com"pound\ (k[o^]m"pound), n. [Malay kompung a village.] In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
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Com*pound"\ (k[o^]m*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Compounding.] [OE. componen, compounen, L. componere, compositum; com-+ ponere to put set. The d is excrescent. See Position, and cf. Compon['e].]1. To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine. Incapacitating him from successfully compounding a tale of this sort. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite. We have the power of altering and compounding those images into all the varieties of picture. --Addison. 3. To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else. Only compound me with forgotten dust. --Shak. 4. To compose; to constitute. [Obs.] His pomp and all what state compounds. --Shak. 5. 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. I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife. --Shak. To compound a felony, to accept of a consideration for forbearing to prosecute, such compounding being an indictable offense. See Theftbote.
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Com*pound"\, v. i. 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. Here's a fellow will help you to-morrow; . . . compound with him by the year. --Shak. They were at last glad to compound for his bare commitment to the Tower. --Clarendon. Cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after Michaelmas for thirty pounds. --R. Carew. Compound for sins they are inclined to By damning those they have no mind to. --Hudibras.
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Com"pound\, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See Compound, v. t.] Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word. Compound substances are made up of two or more simple substances. --I. Watts. Compound addition, subtraction, multiplication, division (Arith.), the addition, subtraction, etc., of compound numbers. Compound crystal (Crystallog.), a twin crystal, or one seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined according to regular laws of composition. Compound engine (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders, successively. Compound ether. (Chem.) See under Ether. Compound flower (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or dandelion. Compound fraction. (Math.) See Fraction. Compound fracture. See Fracture. Compound householder, a householder who compounds or arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be included in his rents. [Eng.] Compound interest. See Interest. Compound larceny. (Law) See Larceny. Compound leaf (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk. Compound microscope. See Microscope. Compound motion. See Motion. Compound number (Math.), one constructed according to a varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.; -- called also denominate number. Compound pier (Arch.), a clustered column. Compound quantity (Alg.), a quantity composed of two or more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign + (plus) or - (minus). Thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are compound quantities. Compound radical. (Chem.) See Radical. Compound ratio (Math.), the product of two or more ratios; thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c and b:d. Compound rest (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine lathe. Compound screw (Mech.), a screw having on the same axis two or more screws with different pitch (a differential screw), or running in different directions (a right and left screw). Compound time (Mus.), that in which two or more simple measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining of two measures of 3-8 time. Compound word, a word composed of two or more words; specifically, two or more words joined together by a hyphen.
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Com"pound\, n. 1. 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. --Shak. Rare compound of oddity, frolic, and fun. --Goldsmith. When the word "bishopric" was first made, it was made as a compound. --Earle. 2. (Chem.) 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. Note: Every definite chemical compound always contains the same elements, united in the same proportions by weight, and with the same internal arrangement. Binary compound (Chem.). See under Binary. Carbon compounds (Chem.). See under Carbon.
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