noun
Meaning 1
An accumulation of compound interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- the number of compoundings per year
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
compounding
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 M P AW1 N D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The use of steam more than once in a steam engine or turbine, in additional low-pressure cylinders etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of compound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 5
the act of combining things to form a new whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: combination, combining
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change of integrity
Narrower terms: attachment, affixation, confusion, mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing, fusion, blend, blending, interspersion, interspersal, temperance, union, unification, uniting, conjugation, jointure, consolidation, integration
History
Etymology
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Real reading context