complex
A network of interconnected systemsA network of interconnected systems.
» This is a very complex issue.
Das ist eine sehr komplexe Angelegenheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Это очень сложный вопрос. — odexed
Це дуже складна проблема. — deniko
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11 sensesA network of interconnected systems.
military–industrial complex
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
Komplex
ко́мплексkómpleks
ко́мплексkómpleks
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
Gewitterkomplex
A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
The fire complex began as two separate fires.
A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.
A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
A fixed mental tendency or obsession.
A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
Komplex
ко́мплексkómpleks
A complex number.
A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
Examples
395 sentencesThis is a very complex issue.
Це дуже складна проблема. — deniko
ruЭто очень сложный вопрос. — odexed
deDas ist eine sehr komplexe Angelegenheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This story is too complex for children.
Ця історія заскладна для дітей. — deniko
ruЭта история слишком сложная для детей. — odexed
Tom lives in the same housing complex as Mary.
Том живе у тому ж житловому комплексі, що й Мері. — deniko
Tom lives in the same housing complex as Mary does.
Том живе у тому ж житловому комплексі, що й Мері. — deniko
How complex is it?
Наскільки це складно? — deniko
ruНасколько это сложно? — marafon
deWie kompliziert ist es? — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“to entwine, enFrom French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectō (“to weave, braid”). May be analyzed as com- + -plex. See complect. Doublet of complexus.
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Forms
plural: complexesSynonyms
7 synonyms- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts:composite
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated:coordination compound
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures:building complex
Word family
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