composite
A mixture of different componentsA mixture of different components.
» This ghost photo is well made, but it's just a composite.
Meaning
9 sensesA mixture of different components.
Kombination, Mixtur, Mischung
комбина́цияkombinácija, смесьsmesʹ
A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
Verbundwerkstoff, Compound
компози́тkompozít
A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
Kompositum, Asterngewächs
A function of a function.
A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
(UK)A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.
The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.
(uncommon)A segment, subset.
- considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
Examples
7 sentencesThis ghost photo is well made, but it's just a composite.
This piece is made of a composite material that I cannot identify.
After experimenting in their garage workshops, they created new, natural composite materials.
Composite materials represent a sea change in the aerospace industry.
A Portuguese man o' war is a composite of four animals.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.
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Forms
plural: composites| Singular | composite |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers:composite plant
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts:complex