compound
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- adjective
- /ˈkɑːmˌpaʊnd/
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compuesto
- A compound flower consists of multiple smaller flowers that create a beautiful display.
- simple and compound
- compound lens
- compound meter
For power or speed or strength, we want to select compound movements.
- For power or speed or strength, we want to select compound movements.
- I've gone and done effectively a compound bow or a pair of compound bows like a modern compound bow, but I've made them smaller and handheld.
- But there are some exercises that have kind of like withstood the test of time, and those are like the big compound movements.
- Pull ups, deadlifts, squats, compound heavy movement.
- Like like you've seen on the billboards that wrap around Times Square, that this is a compound curved LED screen, OK.
Examples
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Compound adjectives are often hyphenated when they precede the nouns, but not when they follow the noun.
Academic text (2002) -
In chemistry, a compound is formed when two or more elements combine in a fixed ratio.
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The parallel terms in traditional theory are simple and compound.
Academic text (2005) -
Materials include songs and chants in both simple and compound meters.
Academic text (1994) -
But there are some exercises that have kind of like withstood the test of time, and those are like the big compound movements.
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In general, the more basic and frequently used characters, such as pictograms and simple and compound ideograms, are more iconic.
Academic text (2006) -
Second, Takadimi provides distinct syllables for simple and compound meters, thereby helping students become proficient in both meters from the very beginning.
Academic text (2006) -
The recipe calls for a compound of herbs blended together to enhance the flavor.
Synonyms
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Joined together so they act or work as one
When things or people join to work as one unit
Made by mixing different chemicals or ingredients
Attached to another molecule or chemical group
Joined by several people or groups to act as one
Made of many different, unrelated things
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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2.8
A substance made of two or more elements joined in fixed amounts, like water
- Specialized
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3.7
A chemical that contains carbon and usually hydrogen, often with oxygen or nitrogen
- Specialized
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6.0
A broken bone that tears through the skin, causing an open wound and a risk of infection
- Specialized
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3.1
Extra money added to your savings and then paid again on that amount
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A word made from two words that often has a new meaning, like toothpaste or watchdog
- Specialized
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5.8
A chemical that can explode and cause a sudden violent reaction
- Specialized
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A system of several lenses lined up to make images clearer or larger
- Specialized
A stiff object that swings back and forth from a horizontal support that is not at its middle point
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A substance made of amino acids plus other chemical parts like sugars or metals
- Specialized
A camera made of many tiny lenses to give a wide view and detect motion
- Specialized
A flat plant part divided into several small leaflets joined to one stalk
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A system of two or more levers joined so force on one is passed and increased by the others
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A microscope with two lenses that uses light to make tiny things look larger
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The study of how two words join to make new words like toothbrush
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An amount shown using two or more different units, like one hour and ten minutes
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A central metal atom bonded to surrounding atoms or small groups
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A compound word that has the same meaning and role as its main part, for example blackbird
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A carbon molecule in which the atoms form a ring that is not aromatic
- Specialized
A chemical that has carbon atoms in open chains, not rings like benzene
- Specialized
A medicine that blocks a protein that causes inflammation, used for diseases like rheumatoid arthritis
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A chemical with one or more rings like benzene that often has a strong smell
- Specialized
A word made from two words that names something different from its parts
- Specialized
A chemical with a ring of atoms where at least one atom is not carbon
- Specialized
A chemical used in cleaners and medicines that kills germs and helps clean surfaces
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A chemical with a metal atom attached to a carbon-based group
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A chemical that has at least one double or triple bond between carbon atoms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word compound comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and ponere 'to put', so something described as compound is 'made of' two or more parts joined together.