compound¹ /kəm-powndˈ/

1. To make up
2. To combine (chem)
3. To settle or adjust by agreement
4. To agree for a consideration not to prosecute (a felony)
5. To intensify, make worse or greater

To agree, or come to terms

1. Mixed or composed of a number of parts
2. So united that the whole has properties of its own which are not necessarily those of its constituents, as in the case of a mixture (chem)
3. Not simple, dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, etc, as in compound addition, etc, or with processes more complex than the simple process, as in compound proportion

1. A mass made up of a number of parts
2. A word made up of two or more words
3. A compound substance (chem)
4. A compounded drug

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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