compendium
21Compendium — Kompendium (von lateinisch compendium ‚Ersparnis‘, ‚Abkürzung‘) bezeichnet: ein kurz gefasstes Lehrbuch ein kurz gefasstes Nachschlagewerk eine verstellbare Streulichtblende in der Fotografie eine Matte Box als besondere Streulichtblende in der… …
22compendium — /keuhm pen dee euhm/, n., pl. compendiums, compendia / dee euh/. 1. a brief treatment or account of a subject, esp. an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine. 2. a summary, epitome, or abridgment. 3. a full list or… …
23compendium — (kon pin di om ) s. m. Abrégé. Un compendium de philosophie, de médecine. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. compendium, économie, et, par métaphore, abrégement, de cum, et pendere, dépenser : resserrer la dépense (voy. pension) …
24compendium — [[t]kəmpe̱ndiəm[/t]] compendiums N COUNT A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book. The Roman Catholic Church has issued a compendium of its teachings …
25COMPENDIUM — s. m. (On prononce Compéndiome. ) Mot emprunté du latin, qui signifie, Abrégé. Il s employait surtout autrefois dans les Écoles. Un compendium de logique, de philosophie …
26COMPENDIUM — n. m. Mot emprunté du latin, qui, en termes d’école, signifiait Abrégé d’une science. Un compendium de logique, de philosophie …
27compendium — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. abstract, précis, epitome, summary, digest, synopsis; compilation, anthology. See assemblage, shortness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. abridgment, abstract, essence; see abridgment 2 , summary . III (Roget… …
28compendium — com|pen|di|um [kəmˈpendiəm] n plural compendiums or compendia [ diə] [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: Latin compendere to weigh together , from com ( COM ) + pendere to weigh ] 1.) formal a book …
29compendium — com|pen|di|um [ kəm pendiəm ] noun count FORMAL a detailed collection of information on a particular subject, especially in a short book: a compendium of herbal medicine …
30compendium — No doubt because of the similarity in sound to comprehensive, the word is often taken to mean vast and all embracing. In fact, a compendium is a succinct summary or abridgment. Size has nothing to do with it. It may be as large as The Oxford… …
