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compound definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb compound 3 of 5 senses of compound Sense 1 intensify, compound, heighten, deepen => heat up hot up screw up => fan => enhance, heighten, raise => amplify => sharpen => sharpen, heighten Sense 2 compound, combine => totalize, totalise => recombine => mix => synthesize, synthesise Sense 5 compound, combine => integrate, incorporate => heterodyne => sulfurette, sulphurette => carburet Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb compound 3 of 5 senses of compound Sense 1 intensify, compound, heighten, deepen => heat up hot up screw up => fan => enhance, heighten, raise => amplify => sharpen => sharpen, heighten => subtilize, subtilise Sense 2 compound, combine => totalize, totalise => recombine => mix => synthesize, synthesise Sense 5 compound, combine => integrate, incorporate => fold => reintegrate => build in => re-incorporate => heterodyne => sulfurette, sulphurette => carburet Entailment of verb compound Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb compound 5 senses of compound Sense 1 intensify, compound, heighten, deepen => increase Sense 2 compound, combine => add Sense 3 compound => account, calculate Sense 4 compound => assemble, piece, put together, set up Sense 5 compound, combine => mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate Familiarity of verb compound compound used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb compound Sense 1 intensify, compound, heighten, deepen => increase -------------- Sense 2 compound, combine => add -------------- Sense 3 compound => account, calculate -------------- Sense 4 compound => assemble, piece, put together, set up -------------- Sense 5 compound, combine => mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate -------------- Grep of noun compound alicyclic compound aliphatic compound anionic compound anti-tnf compound binary compound chelate compound chemical compound compound compound eye compound fraction compound fracture compound interest compound leaf compound lens compound lever compound microscope compound morphology compound number compound pendulum compound pistil compound protein compound sentence compounding coordination compound inorganic compound iodocompound organic compound quaternary ammonium compound spackling compound Overview of noun compound The noun compound has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (34) compound, chemical compound -- ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight) 2. (3) compound -- (a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts) 3. (1) compound -- (an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)) Overview of verb compound The verb compound has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) intensify, compound, heighten, deepen -- (make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions") 2. (3) compound, combine -- (put or add together; "combine resources") 3. compound -- (calculate principal and interest) 4. compound -- (create by mixing or combining) 5. compound, combine -- (combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients") Overview of adj compound The adj compound has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. compound -- ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes) 2. compound -- (consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit") 3. colonial, compound -- ((zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism") Antonyms of adj compound 3 senses of compound Sense 1 compound (vs. simple) simple (vs. compound), unsubdivided => acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped, needlelike => acuminate => apiculate => caudate => cordate, heart-shaped => cuneate, wedge-shaped => deltoid => dolabriform, dolabrate => elliptic => ensiform, sword-shaped, swordlike, bladelike => hastate, spearhead-shaped => lanceolate, lancelike => linear, elongate => lyrate => obtuse => oblanceolate => oblong => obovate => orbiculate, orbicular => ovate => pandurate, panduriform, fiddle-shaped => peltate, shield-shaped => perfoliate => reniform, kidney-shaped => sagittate, sagittiform, arrow-shaped => spatulate, spatula-shaped => unlobed Sense 2 compound INDIRECT (VIA complex) -> simple Sense 3 colonial, compound INDIRECT (VIA complex) -> simple Similarity of adj compound 3 senses of compound Sense 1 compound (vs. simple) => bilobate, bilobated, bilobed => binate => bipinnate => cleft, dissected => conjugate => decompound => even-pinnate, abruptly-pinnate, paripinnate => incised => lobed, lobate => odd-pinnate, imparipinnate => parted => palmate, palm-shaped => pedate => pinnate, pinnated => pinnatifid => pinnatisect => quinquefoliate => ternate => trifoliate, trifoliolate, trifoliated => trilobate, trilobated, trilobed => bipartite => bipinnatifid => palmatifid => tripinnate, tripinnated => tripinnatifid Also See-> complex#1; rough#8; smooth#3 Sense 2 compound => complex (vs. simple) Sense 3 colonial, compound => complex (vs. simple) Attributes of adj compound Familiarity of adj compound compound used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj compound compound compounded decompound Overview of noun compound The noun compound has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (34) compound, chemical compound -- ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight) 2. (3) compound -- (a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts) 3. (1) compound -- (an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)) Overview of verb compound The verb compound has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (6) intensify, compound, heighten, deepen -- (make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her", "Potsmokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions") 2. (3) compound, combine -- (put or add together; "combine resources") 3. compound -- (calculate principal and interest) 4. compound -- (create by mixing or combining) 5. compound, combine -- (combine so as to form a whole; mix; "compound the ingredients") Overview of adj compound The adj compound has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. compound -- ((botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes) 2. compound -- (consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit") 3. colonial, compound -- ((zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism")
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