composite
Made up of multiple componentsMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
» This ghost photo is well made, but it's just a composite.
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5 sensesMade up of multiple components; compound or complex.
zusammengesetzt
составно́йsostavnój, сло́жныйslóžnyj, сме́шанныйsméšannyj
комбіно́ванийkombinóvanyj
Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
компози́тныйkompozítnyj, сме́шанныйsméšannyj
Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
zusammengesetzt
составно́йsostavnój
Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
сложноцве́тныйsložnocvétnyj
of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
(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
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
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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
more composite, most composite| Comparative | more composite Lesson |
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Synonyms
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23 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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