Compound Explained

Compound may refer to:

Architecture and built environments

Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall
- Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive structures
Compound (migrant labour), a hostel for migrant workers such as those historically connected with mines in South Africa
The Compound, an area of Palm Bay, Florida, US
Komboni or compound, a type of slum in Zambia

Government and law

Composition (fine), a legal procedure in use after the English Civil War
- Committee for Compounding with Delinquents, an English Civil War institution that allowed Parliament to compound the estates of Royalists
Compounding treason, an offence under the common law of England
Compounding a felony, a previous offense under the common law of England

Linguistics

Compound (linguistics), a word that consists of more than one radical element
Compound sentence (linguistics), a type of sentence made up of two or more independent clauses and no subordinate (dependent) clauses

Science, technology, and mathematics

Biology and medicine

Compounding, the mixing of drugs in pharmacy
Compound fracture, a complete fractures of bone where at least one fragment has damaged the skin, soft tissue or surrounding body cavity
Compound leaf, a type of leaf being divided into smaller leaflets

Chemistry and materials science

Chemical compound, combination of two or more elements
Plastic compounding, a method of preparing plastic formulations

Vehicles and engines

Compound engine, a steam engine in which steam is expanded through a series of two or three cylinders before exhaust
Turbo-compound engine, an internal combustion engine where exhaust gases expand through power-turbines
Compounding pressure, a method in which pressure in a steam turbine is made to drop in a number of stages

Other uses in science, technology, and mathematics

Compound bow, a type of bow for archery
Polyhedral compound, a polyhedron composed of multiple polyhedra sharing the same centre

Other uses

Common names

Compound (music), an attribute of a time signature
Compound interest, in finance, unpaid interest that is added to the principal
Compound chocolate, an inexpensive chocolate substitute that uses cocoa but excludes cocoa butter

Proper names

The Compound (book), a 2008 young adult novel by S. A. Bodeen
Compound (company), a venture capital firm previously known as Metamorphic Ventures
Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company, or Compound, a former US automobile manufacturer

See also