compound

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Etymology 1

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componere, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponere (“to put”). As a noun "things which have been put together". Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese .

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɒmpaʊnd/, SAMPA: /"kQmpaUnd/
• (US) enPR: kŏm'pound, IPA: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/, SAMPA: /"kAmpaUnd/

Noun

compound (plural compounds)

1. an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
2. a group of buildings situated close together, eg. for a school or block of offices

Synonyms

• (enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined): gaol/jail, pen, pound, prison

Translations

enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined

Bulgarian: оградено място (bg) n. Estonian: kompleks (et) Finnish: laitos (fi) French: complexe (fr) m. Greek: περίβολος (el) (perívolos) m.

Hungarian: fogolytábor (hu) Italian: campo di prigionìa (it) Serbo-Croatian: logor (sh), tabor (sh) Swedish: inhägnad (sv) c., läger (sv) n., gård (sv) c.

group of buildings for the same purpose

French: complexe (fr) m. Greek: συγκρότημα (el) (sygkrótima) n.

Portuguese: complexo (pt) m. Serbo-Croatian: kompleks (sh)

Etymology 2

From Middle English compounen, from Middle French componre, compondre (“to put together”), from Latin componere, from Latin com- (“together”) + ponere (“to put”).

Pronunciation

• adj. and noun (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒmpaʊnd/, SAMPA: /"kQmpaUnd/
• adj. and noun (US) enPR: kŏm'pound, IPA: /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/, SAMPA: /"kAmpaUnd/
• verb (US, UK) enPR: kəmpound', IPA: /kəmˈpaʊnd/, SAMPA: /k@m"paUnd/

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• Rhymes: -aʊnd

Adjective

compound (not comparable)

1. composed of elements; not simple
2. (music) This changes the meaning of an interval so that it is an octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).

Synonyms

• (composed of elements): composite

Antonyms

• (composed of elements): simple

Derived terms

• compound interest

Translations

composed of elements

Bulgarian: съставен (bg), сложен (bg) Czech: složený (cs) m. Dutch: samengesteld (nl) French: composé (fr) Greek: σύνθετος (el) (sýnthetos) m., συμμιγής (el) (symmigís) m. and f. Italian: composto (it) m., costituito (it) m.

Persian: آمیخته (fa) (âmixta), همساخته (fa) (hamsâxta), مرکب (fa) Russian: составной (ru) (sostavnój) Slovene: sestavljen m., sestavljena f., sestavljeno n. Swedish: sammansatt (sv)

Noun

compound (plural compounds)

1. Anything made by combining several things.
2. (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
3. (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
4. (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.

Synonyms

• (anything made by combining several things): amalgam, blend, combination, composite, mix, mixture
• (word): compound word

Hyponyms

• (word): closed compound
• (word): hyphenated compound
• (word): open compound

Translations

anything made by combining several things

Bulgarian: съчетание (bg) n. Finnish: yhdistelmä (fi), seos (fi) French: composé (fr) German: Mischung (de) f. Greek: μίγμα (el) (mígma) n., ένωση (el) (énosi) f., κράμα (el) (kráma) n. Hungarian: keverék (hu)

Italian: composto (it) m., miscuglio (it) m., amalgama (it) m. Manx: covroojid (gv) f. Persian: آمیخته (fa) (âmixta), همساخته (fa) (hamsâxta) Russian: соединение (ru) (soedinenie) n. Swedish: sammansättning (sv) c. Turkish: karışım (tr)

chemistry: substance made by chemical combination of elements

Bulgarian: съединение (bg) n. Chinese: Mandarin: 化合物 (zh) (huàhéwù) Croatian: kémījskī spȏj (hr) m. Czech: sloučenina (cs) f. Finnish: yhdiste (fi) German: chemische Verbindung (de), Verbindung (de) f. Greek: ένωση (el) (énosi) f. Hebrew: תרכובת (tirkovet) f. Hungarian: vegyülék (hu), elegy (hu)

Italian: composto chimico (it), composto (it) m. Japanese: 化合物 (ja) (かごうぶつ) Korean: 화합물 (ko) Romanian: compus chimic (ro) m. Russian: соединение (ru) (soedinenie) n. Slovene: spojina (sl) f. Spanish: compuesto químico (es) Swedish: blandning (sv) c., förening (sv) c., sammansatt ämne (sv) n. Turkish: bileşim (tr) Vietnamese: hợp chất (vi)

linguistics: word formed by combining other words

Czech: složenina (cs) f. Dutch: samenstelling (nl) Finnish: yhdyssana (fi) French: mot composé (fr) m. German: Kompositum (de) n. Greek: σύνθετη λέξη (el) (sýntheti léxi) f. Hungarian: összetétel (hu), összetett szó (hu) Italian: parola composta (it)

Persian: همساخته (fa) (hamsâxta) Polish: złożenie (pl) Russian: соединение (ru) (soedinenie) n. Scottish Gaelic: facal fillte (gd) m. Slovene: sestavljenka f. Swedish: kompositum (sv) c., sammansatt (sv) ord, sammansättning (sv) c. Turkish: bileşik kelime (tr), birleşik kelime (tr)

Verb

compound (third-person singular simple present compounds, present participle compounding, simple past and past participle compounded)

1. (intransitive) to come together
2. (intransitive) to come to terms of agreement
3. (transitive) to put together
4. (transitive) to add to
5. (transitive, law) to settle by agreeing on less than the claim

Synonyms

• (to come to terms of agreement): agree
• (to put together): assemble, blend, combine, join, join together, mix, put together, unite
• (to add to): augment, increase
• (law: to settle by agreeing on less than the claim): settle

Derived terms

• compoundable

Translations

to come together

Bulgarian: събирам се (bg) Finnish: yhdistyä (fi), liittyä (fi) Greek: ενώνομαι (el) (enónomai) Italian: unirsi (it)

Persian: آمیختن (fa) (âmixtan) Swedish: blandas (sv) (ihop, till, tillsammans), sättas (sv) (ihop, samman)

to come to terms of agreement

Bulgarian: споразумявам се (bg) Greek: συμφωνώ (el) (symfonó) Italian: accordarsi (it), mettersi d'accordo (it)

Swedish: förlikas (sv), kompromissa (sv), nå förlikning (sv) c., träffa avtal (sv) n., träffa överenskommelse (sv) c.

to put together

Bulgarian: смесвам (bg), съединявам (bg) Finnish: yhdistää (fi), liittää (fi) French: composer (fr) Greek: αναμιγνύω (el) (anamignýo), μιγνύω (el) (mignýo), συνθέτω (el) (synthéto), παρασκευάζω (el) (paraskevázo) Hebrew: לשלב (he)

Italian: mettere insieme (it), comporre (it) Portuguese: compor (pt) Russian: соединять (ru) (soedinjat’), объединять (ru) (ob’edinjat’) Slovene: sestaviti Swedish: blanda (sv) (ihop, till, tillsammans), sätta (sv) (ihop, samman)

to add to

Bulgarian: добавям (bg) Finnish: lisätä (fi) Greek: προσθέτω (el) (prosthéto)

Italian: aggiungere (it) Swedish: försvåra (sv), förvärra (sv)

law: to settle by agreeing less than the claim

Greek: συμβιβάζω (el) (symvivázo)

Swedish: bilägga (sv), förlika (sv), göra upp (sv)