compound
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n
a substance that contains atoms of two or more chemical elements held together by chemical bonds
any combination of two or more parts, aspects, etc
a word formed from two existing words or combining forms
vb
to mix or combine so as to create a compound or other product
to make by combining parts, elements, aspects, etc
to compound a new plastic
to intensify by an added element
his anxiety was compounded by her crying
to calculate or pay (interest) on both the principal and its accrued interest
to come to an agreement in (a quarrel, dispute, etc)
to settle (a debt, promise, etc) for less than what is owed; compromise
to agree not to prosecute in return for a consideration
to compound a crime
to place duplex windings on the field coil of (a motor or generator), one acting as a shunt, the other being in series with the main circuit, thus making the machine self-regulating
adj
composed of or created by the combination of two or more parts, elements, etc
(of a word) consisting of elements that are also words or productive combining forms
(of a sentence) formed by coordination of two or more sentences
(of a verb or the tense, mood, etc, of a verb) formed by using an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb
the future in English is a compound tense involving the use of such auxiliary verbs as ``shall'' and ``will''
denoting a time in which the number of beats per bar is a multiple of three.(of an interval) greater than an octave
another word for colonial
(of a steam engine, turbine, etc) having multiple stages in which the steam or working fluid from one stage is used in a subsequent stage
(of a piston engine) having a turbocharger powered by a turbine in the exhaust stream
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