Compound

Meaning

Noun

●

An

within which

,

, or

are confined.

●

An

for

storage.

●

A group of

, e.g. for a school or

of offices.

●

Anything made by

several things.

●

In Chemistry:

A

by

of two or more

in

by weight.

●

In Chemistry:

A

made from any

of ingredients.

●

In Linguistics:

A

that

more than one stem.

●

In Law:

A

whereby a

or

in a

in exchange for

his

to the

of a financial

or fine.

●

In Linguistics:

A

that

more than one

or an

, e.g.

,

or non-standard.

●

In Rail transportation:

A

, a

steam locomotive

with both

and

cylinders.

●

Short for

exercise.

Adj

●

Composed of

; not simple.

●

In Mathematics:

Dealing with

of various

of

, or with

more

than the

process.

●

In Music:

An

higher than

(i.e. a

is

to

ninth).

Verb

●

To form (a

) by

different

,

, or

; to

with something else.

●

In Law:

To

by

on

the

, or on different terms than those stipulated.

●

To

; to

by agreement.

●

To

of

; to

by a compromise.

●

To

; to constitute.

●

In Finance:

To increase in value with interest, where the interest is

on both the

and

interest.

●

To

a situation.

●

In Horse racing:

Of a

: to

to

speed.

Sourced from

Origin

compound

English

compounen

Middle English (1100-1500)

componre

Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)

Sourced from

Synonyms

Make Matters Worse

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