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Pound — /pownd/, n. 1. Ezra Loomis /looh mis/, 1885 1972, U.S. poet. 2. Louise, 1872 1958, U.S. scholar and linguist. 3. her brother, Roscoe, 1870 1964, U.S. legal scholar and writer. * * * Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional… … Universalium
pound-force — /pownd fawrs , fohrs /, n. Physics. a foot pound second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity when acting on a mass of one pound. Abbr.: lbf [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
pound-force — /pownd fawrs , fohrs /, n. Physics. a foot pound second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity when acting on a mass of one pound. Abbr.: lbf [1895 1900] … Useful english dictionary
powne — pownd, powne obs. ff. pond, pound … Useful english dictionary
compound — compound1 compoundable, adj. compoundedness, n. compounder, n. adj. /kom pownd, kom pownd /; n. /kom pownd/; v. /keuhm pownd , kom pownd/, adj. 1. composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients: Soap is a compound substance. 2 … Universalium
com|pound´er — com|pound1 «adjective. KOM pownd, kom POWND; noun. KOM pownd; verb. kom POWND, kuhm », adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having more than one part: »a compound medicine, a compound molecule. SYNONYM(S): composite. 2. formed by the joining of two or … Useful english dictionary
com|pound´a|ble — com|pound1 «adjective. KOM pownd, kom POWND; noun. KOM pownd; verb. kom POWND, kuhm », adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having more than one part: »a compound medicine, a compound molecule. SYNONYM(S): composite. 2. formed by the joining of two or … Useful english dictionary
com|pound — com|pound1 «adjective. KOM pownd, kom POWND; noun. KOM pownd; verb. kom POWND, kuhm », adjective, noun, verb. –adj. 1. having more than one part: »a compound medicine, a compound molecule. SYNONYM(S): composite. 2. formed by the joining of two or … Useful english dictionary
decompound — v. /dee keuhm pownd /; adj. /dee kom pownd, dee kom pownd , keuhm /, v.t. 1. to decompose. 2. Obs. to compound a second or further time. adj. 3. Bot. divided into compound divisions. 4. composed of compounds the parts of which are also compounds … Universalium
pound — pound1 pounder, n. /pownd/, v.t. 1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc. 2. to produce or effect by striking or thumping, or in a manner resembling this (often fol. by out): to pound out a… … Universalium
