C O N S I D E R
Compound Forms - A compound form is established with dissimilar components, or with similar and dissimilar components. Used in a self-contained composition, a compound form can be taken as a singular form.
Plural forms can be based on compound forms, producing more intricate designs.
[Wong, Wucius. Principals of Two-Dimensional Form. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1988.]
R E F E R E N C E S
1 Compound vb [ME compounen, fr. MF compondre, fr. L componere, fr. cm- + ponere to put -more at Position] vt [14c] 1: to put together [parts] so as to form a whole: Combine [__ ingredients] 2: to form by combining parts [__ a medicine] 3a: to settle amicably: adjust by agreement b: to agree for a consideration not to prosecute [an offense] [__ a felony] 4a: to pay [interest] on both the accrued interest and the principal b: to add to : Augment [we __ed our error in later policy -Robert Lekachman] vi 1: to become joined in a compound 2: to come to terms of agreement
2 Compound adj [ME compouned, pp. of compounen] [14c] 1: composed of or resulting from union of separate elements, ingredients, or parts: as a: composed of united similar elements esp. of a kind usu. independent [a __ plant ovary] b: having the blade divided at the midrib and forming two or more leaflets on a common axis [a __ leaf] 2: involving or used in a combination 3a of a word: constituting a compound b of a sentence: having two or more main clauses
3 Compound n [1530] 1A: a word consisting of components that are words [as rowboat, high school, devil-may-care] b: a word [as anthropology, kilocycle, builder] consisting of any of various combinations of word, combining forms or affixes 2: something formed by a union of elements or parts; esp: a distinct substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportion by weight
4 Compound n [by folk etymology fr. Malay kampung group of buildings, village] [1679]: a fenced or walled-in area containing a group of buildings and esp. residneences
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition. Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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