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ɪt adjective
1.
made up of disparate or separate parts or elements; compound: a composite drawing; a composite philosophy.
2.
Botany. belonging to the Compositae. Compare composite family.
3.
( initial capital letter ) Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders, popular especially since the beginning of the Renaissance but invented by the ancient Romans, in which the Roman Ionic and Corinthian orders are combined, so that four diagonally set Ionic volutes, variously ornamented, rest upon a bell of Corinthian acanthus leaves. Compare Corinthian ( def 2 ), Doric ( def 3 ), Ionic ( def 1 ), Tuscan ( def 2 ). See illus. under order.
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Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
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Mathematics. of or pertaining to a composite function or a composite number.
noun
7.
something composite; a compound.
8.
Botany. a composite plant.
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a picture, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures.
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Composite
is always a great word to know.
So is alternation of generations. Does it mean:
| phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts |
| variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms |
verb (used with object)
10.
to make a composite of.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin compositus (past participle of compōnere to put together), equivalent to com- com- + positus placed; see posit
1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin compositus (past participle of compōnere to put together), equivalent to com- com- + positus placed; see posit
Related forms
com·pos·ite·ly, adverb
com·pos·ite·ness, noun
hy·per·com·pos·ite, adjective
non·com·pos·ite, adjective, noun
non·com·pos·ite·ly, adverb
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composite (ˈkɒmpəzɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | composed of separate parts; compound |
| 2. | of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Asteraceae |
| 3. | maths capable of being factorized or decomposed: a composite function |
| 4. | (sometimes capital) Doric See also Tuscan denoting or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a combination of the Ionic and Corinthian styles |
| —n | |
| 5. | something composed of separate parts; compound |
| 6. | any plant of the family Asteraceae (formerly Compositae), typically having flower heads composed of ray flowers (e.g. dandelion), disc flowers (e.g. thistle), or both (e.g. daisy) |
| 7. | a material, such as reinforced concrete, made of two or more distinct materials |
| 8. | a proposal that has been composited |
| —vb | |
| 9. | (tr) to merge related motions from local branches of (a political party, trade union, etc) so as to produce a manageable number of proposals for discussion at national level |
| [C16: from Latin compositus well arranged, from compōnere to collect, arrange; see | |
| 'compositely | |
| —adv | |
| 'compositeness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
composite
1560s, from O.Fr. composite, from L. compositus, pp. of componere "to put together," from com- "together" + ponere "to place" (see position). The noun is attested from 1656. Composite number is from 1730s.
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Example sentences
The faces of literary characters as pictured by police composite-sketch software.
The result, according to the researchers, is a composite plastic that is light and transparent but as strong as steel.
Designers have also developed an array of coatings and composite materials to help soak up radar waves and dampen heat.
New lightweight composite materials have been developed.
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