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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries化合物
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kagōbutsu
"水は水素と酸素の化合物です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture or amalgamation.
"Water is a chemical compound of hydrogen and oxygen." - 2
An enclosure containing a group of buildings, especially in Asia, guarded by a fence or wall.
"The diplomatic compound was secured with high walls and guards."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'componere', meaning 'to put together' (com- 'together' + ponere 'to place'). Entering Middle English in the 14th century via Old French 'compoundre', the term originally referred to mixing substances or elements together before expanding into linguistics, architecture, and general structure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compound" is said worldwide
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composé
Transliteration: kom-po-ze
"Ce mot est un composé de deux termes."
Verbindung
Transliteration: fer-bin-dung
"Wasser ist eine chemische Verbindung."
composto
Transliteration: kom-pos-to
"Il ghiaccio è un composto chimico."
compuesto
Transliteration: kom-pwes-to
"El agua es un compuesto químico."
composto
Transliteration: kõ-pos-tu
"Este material é um composto sintético."
यौगिक
Transliteration: yaugik
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पानी एक रासायनिक यौगिक है।"
大杂户
Transliteration: dà-zá-hù
Script: 中文汉字
"这个大院过去曾是一个大杂户。"
화합물
Transliteration: hwahapmul
Script: 한국어 한글
"물은 수소와 산소의 화합물이다."
化合物
Transliteration: kagōbutsu
Script: 日本語
"水は水素と酸素の化合物です。"
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