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compound(1) (iou)



compound adjective. LME.
[Orig. pa. pple of compo(u)ne: see COMPOUND verb, -ED1.]
Made up of several ingredients; consisting of several parts or elements; spec. (a) Biology consisting of a number of distinct units, organisms, etc.; (b) Grammar (of a word) made up of more than one word or root; (of a tense) formed using an auxiliary verb; (c) Optics (of a lens) consisting of two or more different lenses mounted as a single unit. LME.
Combined, collective. E18.
Special collocations: compound engine (a) a steam engine in which the same steam is made to expand successively in different sets of cylinders; (b) an aero-engine utilizing the kinetic energy of the exhaust (as a turbofan or turboprop). compound eye Zoology an eye (e.g. of an insect) composed of many simple units (ommatidia) each forming a facet of the whole organ. compound fracture: with the skin pierced by a bone end and involving a risk of infection. compound interest: see INTEREST noun. compound interval Music: exceeding one octave. compound leaf: divided into a number of leaflets (which may themselves be further divided). compound locomotive: working on the principle of the compound (steam) engine. compound machine: see MACHINE noun 4b. compound order Architecture the composite order. compound pendulum: see PENDULUM noun. compound PISTIL. compound RACEME. compound sentence Grammar: formed by coordination of two or more simple sentences. compound time Music: having beats with the value of a dotted note. compound umbel: see UMBEL 1.
compoundness noun M18.

subphrenic abscess (medicine)


subphrenic abscess


An abscess beneath the diaphragm.