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combination
The definition of a combination is something created by joining or mixing two or more people or things together, or a series of numbers used to open a lock.
(noun)- An example of a combination is a classroom of both mental and physical learning activities.
- An example of a combination is a salad with veggies, nuts, seeds and fruit.
- An example of a combination is a series of numbers entered into a lock in order for the lock to open.
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See combination in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a combining or being combined
- a thing formed by combining
- an association of persons, firms, political parties, etc. for a common purpose
- the series of numbers or letters used in opening a combination lock
- the mechanism operating such a lock
- a one-piece undergarment combining an undershirt and drawers
- Chem. a uniting of substances to form a compound
- Math. any of the various groupings, or subsets, into which a number, or set, of units may be arranged without regard to order: dual combinations of A, B, C, and D are AB, AC, AD, BC, BD, CD
- Pool a shot in which an object ball is pocketed as a result of being struck by another object ballin full combination shot
Origin: ME combinacioun < LL combinatio, a joining two by two
Related Forms:
- combinational adjective
See combination in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- The act of combining or the state of being combined.
- The result of combining.
- An alliance of persons or parties for a common purpose; an association.
- A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
- Mathematics One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
Related Forms:
- comˌbi·naˈtion·al adjective
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