compendium
a concise collection or summary
Roots
- com-: with, together, complete, or intensified
- pend / pens: hang, weigh, lean, or be suspended
Other words with the pend / pens root
- depend: to rely on or hang from for support
- dispense: to distribute or give out
- indispensable: absolutely necessary; impossible to do without
- penchant: strong liking or tendency
- pending: not yet decided or settled
- pendulum: swinging weight hung from a fixed point
- pensive: quietly thoughtful, often with sadness
Compendium keeps the weigh-together image: many pieces are gathered into one manageable account.
The handbook was a compendium of formulas, examples, and warnings.
A compendium is not just a list. It compresses a larger field into something you can carry: the important pieces weighed together and made manageable.