Definitions for "Compound bow"
Keywords:  bow, cam, pulley, eccentric, limb
A bow that uses a cable system and eccentric wheels/cams mounted at the limb tips, when drawn produces peak weight at mid draw and let off to 50/65% of peak weight at full draw.
a bow that uses an acentrically placed wheel at the top of both thick limbs to drastically increase the energy storage in the limbs, compared to what can be stored in the limbs of a single string bow
a bow used to hunt turkeys or elk
a sophisticated, intricate piece of equipment