composite
Made up of multiple componentsMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
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» This ghost photo is well made, but it's just a composite.
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By meaning 2
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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.
Meaning
5 sensesMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
zusammengesetzt
составно́йsostavnój, сло́жныйslóžnyj, сме́шанныйsméšannyj
комбіно́ванийkombinóvanyj
Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
сложноцве́тныйsložnocvétnyj
(historical)Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
composite portraiture; a composite photograph
More meanings 2
Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
компози́тныйkompozítnyj, сме́шанныйsméšannyj
Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
zusammengesetzt
составно́йsostavnój
- consisting of separate interconnected parts
- of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
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
more composite, most composite| Comparative | more composite Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most composite Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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