Definición de compound

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

compound

Formas de la palabra:plural, 3rd person singular present tense compounds, present participle compounding , past tense, past participle compounded pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (kɒmpaʊnd ). The verb is pronounced (kəmpaʊnd ).

1. sustantivo contable

A compound is an enclosed area of land that is used for a particular purpose.

Police fired on them as they fled into the embassy compound.

...a military compound.

2. sustantivo contable

In chemistry, a compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.

Organic compounds contain carbon in their molecules.

Sinónimos:combination, mixture, blend, composite Más sinónimos de compound

3. sustantivo contable [usually singular]

If something is a compound of different things, it consists of those things.

[formal]

Salt in its essential form is a compound of sodium and chlorine. [+ of]

4. adjetivo [ADJECTIVE noun]

Compound is used to indicate that something consists of two or more parts or things.

...a tall shrub with shiny compound leaves.

...the compound microscope.

Sinónimos:complex, multiple, composite, conglomerate Más sinónimos de compound

5. adjetivo [ADJECTIVE noun]

In grammar, a compound noun, adjective, or verb is one that is made up of two or more words, for example 'fire engine', 'bottle-green', and 'force-feed'.

6. adjetivo [ADJECTIVE noun]

In grammar, a compound sentence is one that is made up of two or more main clauses. Compare complex, , simple.

7. verbo

To compound a problem, difficulty, or mistake means to make it worse by adding to it.

[formal]

Additional bloodshed and loss of life will only compound the tragedy. [VERB noun]

The problem is compounded by the medical system here. [be VERB-ed + by]

Sinónimos:intensify, add to, complicate, worsen Más sinónimos de compound

Más sinónimos de compound

Video: pronunciation of 'compound'

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

compound in American 1

(kɑmˈpaʊnd ; kämpoundˈ; ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd ; kämˈpoundˌ; kəmˈpaʊnd ; kəmpoundˈ; for adj. usually & for n. always, ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd ; kämˈpoundˌ)

verbo transitivo

to mix or combine

to make by combining parts or elements

to settle by mutual agreement; specif., to settle (a debt) by a compromise payment of less than the total claim

to compute (interest) on the sum of the principal and the accumulated interest which has accrued at regular intervals

interest compounded semiannually

to increase or intensify by adding new elements

to compound a problem

verbo intransitivo

to agree

to compromise with a creditor

to combine and form a compound

adjetivo

made of two or more separate parts or elements

sustantivo

10.

a thing formed by the mixture or combination of two or more parts or elements

11.

a substance containing two or more elements chemically combined in fixed proportions

compound in American 2

(ˈkɑmˌpaʊnd ; kämˈpoundˌ)

sustantivo

kampong

an enclosed space with a building or group of buildings within it

Origen de la palabra compound

Anglo-Ind < Malay kampong, enclosure

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

compound in British 1

sustantivo (ˈkɒmpaʊnd )

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

verbo (kəmˈpaʊnd ) (mainly tr)

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

7. finance

to calculate or pay (interest) on both the principal and its accrued interest

8. (also intr)

to come to an agreement in (a quarrel, dispute, etc)

9. (also intr)

to settle (a debt, promise, etc) for less than what is owed; compromise

10. law

to agree not to prosecute in return for a consideration

to compound a crime

11. electrical engineering

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

adjetivo (ˈkɒmpaʊnd )

12.

composed of or created by the combination of two or more parts, elements, etc

13.

(of a word) consisting of elements that are also words or productive combining forms

14.

(of a sentence) formed by coordination of two or more sentences

15.

(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'

16. music

denoting a time in which the number of beats per bar is a multiple of three

six-four is an example of compound time

(of an interval) greater than an octave

17. zoology another word for colonial (sense 6)

18.

(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

19.

(of a piston engine) having a turbocharger powered by a turbine in the exhaust stream

Formas derivadas

compoundable (comˈpoundable)

adjetivo

compounder (comˈpounder)

sustantivo

Origen de la palabra compound

C14: from earlier compounen, from Old French compondre to collect, set in order, from Latin compōnere

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

compound in British 2

(ˈkɒmpaʊnd )

sustantivo

(esp formerly in South Africa) an enclosure, esp on the mines, containing the living quarters for Black workers

any similar enclosure, such as a camp for prisoners of war

(formerly in India, China, etc) the enclosure in which a European's house or factory stood

Origen de la palabra compound

C17: by folk etymology (influenced by compound1) from Malay kampong village

Frecuencia de uso de la palabra

compound in the Pharmaceutical Industry

(kɒmpaʊnd)

Formas de la palabra:(regular plural) compounds

sustantivo

(Pharmaceutical: Administration)

A compound is a mixture of substances producing another substance.

Fluorocarbons are compounds consisting of fluorine and carbon.

Set up a reaction of iron and sulfur to form a chemical compound.

A compound is a mixture of substances producing another substance.

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He compounded this problem when he made clear that he wanted the deal done quickly. The Sun (2017)But I will benefit from the wonder of compound interest. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The veg, which many find bitter, contains a compound found to hold back signs of ageing. The Sun (2016)Because a borrower typically doesn't make repayments on the loan, interest compounds rapidly and can become so large it swallows the equity in the property. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The modest gearing of the trust has also compounded losses. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Avoiding what makes us anxious then compounds our anxiety and contributes to an increase in our difficulties. Times, Sunday Times (2011)The reports said that the strike had targeted a vehicle and a compound in the area. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Smaller houses in the compound were for guards and workers. Times, Sunday Times (2011)When they combine they make a compound verb. Times, Sunday Times (2012)This compound is one of a number of products being promoted by companies. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The new chemical compound was successful in tests on mice. The Sun (2016)The problem was compounded by the difficulty of finding positions at sea. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Our next step was to show that discounting is a process of compound interest. Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds which contain carbon. Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)And being starved of carbon dioxide obviously compounds the problem. Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)The problem is compounded if the church meets in rented facilities. Christianity Today (2000)The question is how quickly new compounds can come through and take up the slack. Times, Sunday Times (2014)It was also linked to compounds which can cause cancer and asthma. The Sun (2016)It said the impact could be compounded if other areas of economic weakness emerge. Times, Sunday Times (2007)Most pharmaceuticals are formed from a purified chemical compound. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The difficulty is compounded by the fact that we can't see well in the dark either. Times, Sunday Times (2006)