collage vs compound

collage

noun
  • The technique of producing a work of art of this kind. 

  • A picture made by sticking other pictures onto a surface. 

  • A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc. 

verb
  • To make into a collage. 

compound

noun
  • Anything made by combining several things. 

  • A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight. 

  • An enclosure for secure storage. 

  • An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined. 

  • A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard. 

  • A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices. 

  • A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders. 

  • A lexeme that consists of more than one stem. 

adj
  • Composed of elements; not simple. 

  • An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth). 

  • Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process. 

verb
  • To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else. 

  • To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated. 

  • To worsen a situation. 

  • To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise. 

  • Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed. 

  • To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement. 

  • To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest. 

How often have the words collage and compound occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )