Combined
[kəm'baɪnd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Combine
(a.) United closely; confederated; chemically united.
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Examples
- Gay-Lussac found that two volumes of h ydrogen combined with one volume of oxygen to produce two volumes of water vapor. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Jethro Tull in England shortly after invented and introduced a combined system of drilling, ploughing and cultivating. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Circumstances, of late, had combined to cut her off more and more from her few remaining friends. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- For example, the pictograph for mouth combined with pictograph for vapour expressed words. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- By force of circumstance, because all the world combined to make the cage unbreakable, he had been too strong for her, he had kept her prisoner. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Intelligence and spirit are not often combined with steadiness; the stolid, fearless, nature is averse to intellectual toil. Plato. The Republic.
- Gold is seldom used for any purpose in a state of perfect purity on account of its softness, but is combined with some other metal to render it harder. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Some of the new metals discovered in the last century have in this century been combined with iron to make harder steel. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In 1828, Lane, of Maine, combined the reaper and thresher. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Several strange facts combined against her, which might have staggered any one who had not such proof of her innocence as I had. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The one on the right hand shows it as seen with the right eye, and the other as it looks with the left eye; and if both drawings be combined into one image, it stands out in bold relief. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Mention has been made of a combined folding desk and extensible table. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- In conclusion, we note that the early history of the idea of following nature combined two factors which had no inherent connection with one another. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The completed inventions of Arkwright and others, combined with Watt's steam engine, revolutionised trade, and resulted in the establishment of mills and factories. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- They were combined only of anger against herself, mortification, and deep concern. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Our plan now was to attempt to make a combined assault upon Issus at dawn of the following day. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- These private considerations, combined with political reasons, fixed his resolution of separating the cousins. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Their combined output is about 1,000,000 tons per annum. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Their faces show a considerable share of frankness combined with amusing na?veté. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Combined with this consideration, there may have been some thought of the pauper lad now never to be mentioned. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In many cases the combined use of both exhaust and compression pumps is necessary to secure the desired result; as, for example, in pneumatic dispatch tubes. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- McClernand's division had to bear the brunt of the attack from this combined force. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They produced a machine in which the best of the European features are said to be combined with the operating ease and simplicity of American-made machines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Various other anti-septic agents are used and combined in different ways, according to the results of experiments. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- How dare you set up superiorities against all these characters combined in your sister? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- If they have combined to gain large sums of money by a conspiracy, they are not likely to confess it, at any rate. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- We have before, in the chapter on metal-working, shown the importance of the _slide-rest_, _planer_ and _lathe_, _when combined_, and which also are extensively adapted to wood-working. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- With Johnston and him combined, a long, tedious, and expensive campaign, consuming most of the summer, might become necessary. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She struck me as a woman of very violent passions, combined with an extremely shy and reserved disposition. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The combined languages of Earth men hold no words to convey to the mind the gorgeous beauties of the scene. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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