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com⋅pos⋅ite

   [kuhm-poz-it]
adjective, noun, verb, -it⋅ed, -it⋅ing.
–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 esp. 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).
4. Rocketry.
a. (of a rocket or missile) having more than one stage.
b. (of a solid propellant) composed of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
5. Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, esp. one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
6. Mathematics. of or pertaining to a composite function or a composite number.
–noun
7. something composite; a compound.
8. Botany. a composite plant.
9. a picture, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures.
–verb (used with object)
10. to make a composite of.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L compositus (ptp. of compōnere to put together), equiv. to com- com- + positus placed; see posit
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com·pos·ite     (kəm-pŏz'ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Made up of distinct components; compound.
  2. Mathematics Having factors; factorable.
  3. Botany Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the composite family.
  4. Composite Architecture Of, relating to, or being in the Composite order.
n.  
  1. A structure or an entity made up of distinct components. See Synonyms at mixture.
  2. A complex material, such as wood or fiberglass, in which two or more distinct, structurally complementary substances, especially metals, ceramics, glasses, and polymers, combine to produce structural or functional properties not present in any individual component.
  3. Botany A composite plant.
  4. Mathematics The application of one function to another. For example, if ƒ(x) = x2 and g(x) = x + 1, then the composite ƒ(g(x)) = (x + 1)2 and the composite g(ƒ(x)) = x2 + 1.

[French, from Old French, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnere, to put together; see component.]
com·pos'ite·ly adv., com·pos'ite·ness n.
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compositeness

noun
the property of being a composite number 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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