| 单词 | compound animals |
| 释义 | compound1 /kəm-powndˈ/transitive verb
To agree, or come to terms adjective /komˈ/
ORIGIN: OFr compundre, from L compōnere, from com- together, and pōnere to place compoundˈable adjective compoundˈer noun compound animals same as colonial animals (see under colony). compound engine noun A condensing engine in which the mechanical action of the steam is begun in one cylinder, and ended in a larger cylinder compound eye noun In insects, etc, an eye made up of many separate units compound fracture see under fracture compound interest noun Interest added to the principal at the end of each period (usu a year) to form a new principal for the next period, thus giving further interest on the interest to date compound interval noun (music) Any interval plus an octave compound leaf noun A leaf divided into leaflets by divisions reaching the midrib compound number noun A quantity expressed in two or more different units, as in 3 feet 6 inches compound quantity noun (mathematics) A quantity consisting of more than one term, such as a+b compound ratio noun The product of ratios compound sentence noun (grammar) A sentence containing more than one principal clause compound time noun (music) Time in which each bar is made up of two or more simple measures, each divided into three (see also simple time under simple) |
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