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composite

Syllabification: (com·pos·ite)

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Definition of composite

adjective

  • 1made up of various parts or elements.
  • (especially of a constructional material) made up of recognizable constituents:a new composite material—a blend of plastic and ceramic resins
  • (of a railroad car) having compartments of more than one class or function.
  • Mathematics (of an integer) being the product of two or more factors greater than one; not prime.
  • 2 (Composite) relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture consisting of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders.
  • 3 Botany relating to or denoting plants of the daisy family (Compositae).

noun

  • 1a thing made up of several parts or elements:the English legal system is a composite of legislation and judicial precedent
  • a composite constructional material.
  • 2 Botany a plant of the daisy family (Compositae).
  • 3 (Composite) the Composite order of architecture.

verb

[with object] (usually as noun compositing)
  • combine (two or more images) to make a single picture, especially electronically:photographic compositing by computer

Derivatives

compositely

adverb

compositeness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (describing a number having more than one digit): via French from Latin compositus, past participle of componere 'put together'

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