English Explanatory Dictionary

composite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
  2. Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
  3. Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
  4. Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
  5. Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
noun
  1. A mixture of different components.
  2. A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
  3. A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
  4. A function of a function.
  5. Clipping of composite number.
  6. A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
  7. A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
  8. A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.
  9. The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.
  10. A segment, subset.
verb
  1. To make a composite.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/ /kəmˈpɑzɪt/ en-us-composite.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-composite.wav /kəmˈpɒzɪt/ en-ca-composite.ogg /ˈkɔmpəzɪt/ /ˈkɒmpəzət/ [ˈkɔ̟mpəzət] /ˈkɔmpɵzɪʈ/ /kəmˈpɔzɪʈ/ /-zaɪʈ/

Word forms

composite more composite most composite composites compositing composited

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.

Synonyms

asteracean

Related words

aggregate conglomerate compositry

Derived words

composite board insulation composite bow composite built composite candle composite carriage composite demand composite flower composite function composite key composite laminate compositely composite monarchy compositeness composite particle composite pattern composite pose composite reuse principle composite sentence composite sketch composite sync composite type composite video compositous highly composite number multicomposite noncomposite superior highly composite number azocomposite bicomposite biocomposite coboson compomer decomposite DYC facial composite geocomposite metallocomposite microcomposite nanocomposite piezocomposite supercomposite compositable decomposited noncomposited recomposite
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