Compound vs. Composite
Compoundnoun
an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Compoundnoun
a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices
Compoundnoun
Anything made by combining several things.
Compoundnoun
A substance made from any combination elements.
Compoundnoun
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
Compoundnoun
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
Compoundnoun
(rail) a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Compoundadjective
composed of elements; not simple
Compoundadjective
(math) dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process
Compoundadjective
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Compoundverb
(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
Compoundverb
(transitive) To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
Compoundverb
(transitive) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
Compoundverb
To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
Compoundverb
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
Compoundverb
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
Compoundverb
To compose; to constitute.
Compoundverb
To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
Compoundverb
(transitive) To worsen a situation
Compoundnoun
In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.
Compoundnoun
That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of simples; a compound word; the result of composition.
Compoundnoun
A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.
Compoundverb
To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.
Compoundverb
To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
Compoundverb
To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
Compoundverb
To compose; to constitute.
Compoundverb
To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.
Compoundverb
To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; - usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
Compoundadjective
Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts; produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or things; composite; as, a compound word.
Compoundnoun
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
Compoundnoun
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
Compoundnoun
an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
Compoundverb
make more intense, stronger, or more marked;
Compoundverb
put or add together;
Compoundverb
calculate principal and interest
Compoundverb
create by mixing or combining
Compoundverb
combine so as to form a whole; mix;
Compoundadjective
of leaf shapes; of leaves composed of several similar parts or lobes
Compoundadjective
consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts;
Compoundadjective
composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony;
Compositeadjective
Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
Compositeadjective
(architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
Compositeadjective
(mathematics) Not prime; having factors.
Compositeadjective
(botany) Being a member of the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
Compositenoun
A mixture of different components.
Compositenoun
A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
Compositenoun
(botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
Compositenoun
(mathematics) A function of a function.
Compositenoun
(mathematics) composite number
Compositenoun
A drawing, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures or images.
Compositeverb
To make a composite.
Compositeadjective
Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.
Compositeadjective
Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital.
Compositeadjective
Belonging to the order Compositæ; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.
Compositenoun
That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound.
Compositenoun
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts;
Compositenoun
considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
Compositeadjective
consisting of separate interconnected parts
Compositeadjective
of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
Compositeadjective
used of color
Compositeadjective
a modified Corinthian style of architecture (a combination of Corinthian and Ionic)
Compositeadjective
made up of several parts or elements
Compositeadjective
(of a constructional material) made up of recognizable constituents
Compositeadjective
(of a railway carriage) having compartments of more than one class or function
Compositeadjective
(of an integer) being the product of two or more factors greater than unity; not prime.
Compositeadjective
relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture consisting of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders.
Compositeadjective
relating to or denoting plants of the daisy family (Compositae ).
Compositenoun
a thing made up of several parts or elements
Compositenoun
a composite constructional material
Compositenoun
a motion for debate composed of two or more related resolutions.
Compositenoun
a plant of the daisy family (Compositae ).
Compositenoun
the Composite order of architecture.
Compositeverb
combine (two or more images) to make a single picture
