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Multi-word Results
| compound eye |
an eye made up of several simple eyes, as is found in most insects. |
| compound fraction |
see "complex fraction." |
| compound fracture |
a fracture in which the broken bone has torn through the skin. |
| compound interest |
interest earned or paid on both the original principal and the accrued unpaid interest. (Cf. simple interest.) |
| compound leaf |
a leaf composed of two or more leaflets on a single stalk. |
| compound microscope |
a microscope in which two lenses of differing focal lengths are mounted in an adjustable tube. |
| compound number |
a quantity expressed in two different but related units of measure, as dollars and cents or pounds and ounces. |
| compound sentence |
a sentence made of two or more independent clauses. The sentences are joined by a conjunction or semicolon. "The sky darkened, and the wind howled" is a compound sentence. |
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