combinable ness (kombinablnes)

The quality of being combinable; suitablene for combining. [Rare.] IMG:content-0848.png:[blocks in formation] The Indians and they. by a generall combination in one day plotted to subuert the whole Colony. Quoted in Capt . John Smith's True Travels, II. 70. 4. In chem., chemical union; the production of a chemical compound.-5. In math., the union of a number of individuals in different groups each containing a certain number of dividuals. Thus, the number of combinations of four figures taking two together is six (12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 34). Aggregate combination. See aggregate.- Chemical combination. See chemical. Combination borders, in printing, types of ornamental designs, of varied character, intended to be combined or composed so as to form a complete design on a larger scale. Combination lock. See lock.-Combination pedal, in organs, a pedal which draws or retires several stops at once. It is single-acting when it only operates to add to or to subtract from the stops already drawn, and double - acting when it both adds to and subtracts from the stops already drawn, so as always to produce a given combination. - Combination plane, a plane having a guide which can be changed from one side to the other, or adjusted vertically, as required by the nature of the work. - Combination-room, in the University of Cambridge, a room adjoining the hall, into which the fellows withdraw after dinner, for wine, de ert, and conversation. Combination tone. Same as com binational tone (which see, under tone ). - Commutative combination. See commutative. - Consecutive com bin at i on, in chem., a term applied to the chemical proce by which a series of compounds are formed from one another. Thus, by an addition of soda to dihydrogen sodium phosphate, disodium hydrogen phosphate is formed, and by further addition of soda to this compound trisodium phosphate is produced. In each case one atom of basic hydrogen is replaced by the alkali. - Heat of combination. See heat. Laws of chemical combination, the laws which regulate the union of substances by chemical affinity. See chemical and equivalent. Syn. 3. Party, Faction, etc. (see caball ), alliance, league, set, clique, coalition, conspiracy, confederation. combinational (kom-bi-na's hon-al), a. [ tone.