Латинский словарь средневековых философских терминов. С. С. Неретина. 1998.
compound — compound1 [käm pound′, käm′pound΄; kəm pound′; ] for adj.usually & for n.always [, käm′pound΄] vt. [ME compounen < OFr compon(d)re, to arrange, direct < L componere, to put together: see COMPOSITE] 1. to mix or combine 2. to make by… … English World dictionary
Compound — Com*pound (k[o^]m*pound ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compounding}.] [OE. componen, compounen, L. componere, compositum; com + ponere to put set. The d is excrescent. See {Position}, and cf. {Compon[ e]}.] 1. To form or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compound — Ⅰ. compound [1] ► NOUN 1) a thing composed of two or more separate elements. 2) a substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions. 3) a word made up of two or more existing words. ► ADJECTIVE 1) made up or… … English terms dictionary
compound — com|pound1 [ˈkɔmpaund US ˈka:m ] n [Sense: 1 2,4; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: COMPOUND3] [Sense: 3; Date: 1600 1700; : Malay; Origin: kampong group of buildings, village ] 1.) technical a substance containing atoms from two or more ↑elements ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
compound — compound1 compoundable, adj. compoundedness, n. compounder, n. adj. /kom pownd, kom pownd /; n. /kom pownd/; v. /keuhm pownd , kom pownd/, adj. 1. composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance. 2 … Universalium
compound — {{11}}compound (adj.) late 14c., originally compouned, pp. of compounen (see COMPOUND (Cf. compound) (v.)). Compound eye is attested from 1836; compound sentence is from 1772. {{12}}compound (n.1) 1670s, via Dutch (kampoeng) or Portuguese, from… … Etymology dictionary
compound — I com•pound adj. [[t]ˈkɒm paʊnd, kɒmˈpaʊnd[/t]] n. [[t]ˈkɒm paʊnd[/t]] v. [[t]kəmˈpaʊnd, ˈkɒm paʊnd[/t]] adj. 1) composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance[/ex] 2) having or involving two or more actions … From formal English to slang
compound — 1. n., adj., & v. n. 1 a mixture of two or more things, qualities, etc. 2 (also compound word) a word made up of two or more existing words. 3 Chem. a substance formed from two or more elements chemically united in fixed proportions. adj. 1 a… … Useful english dictionary
compound — I. verb Etymology: Middle English compounen, from Anglo French *cumpundre, from Latin componere, from com + ponere to put more at position Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to put together (parts) so as to form a whole ; combine < compound in … New Collegiate Dictionary
compound — There are two distinct words compound in English. The one meaning ‘combine’ [14] comes ultimately from Latin compōnere ‘put together’. Old French took two verbs from this: the perfect stem composproduced composer (whence English compose) while… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
compound — There are two distinct words compound in English. The one meaning ‘combine’ [14] comes ultimately from Latin compōnere ‘put together’. Old French took two verbs from this: the perfect stem composproduced composer (whence English compose) while… … Word origins
