composite
To make a compositeTo make a composite.
» This ghost photo is well made, but it's just a composite.
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1 sensesTo make a composite.
I composited an image using computer software.
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
1 languagesOrigin
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
composites, compositing, composited, composited| Base form | composite · to composite |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | composites |
| Present participle | compositing |
| Past simple | composited |
| Past participle | composited |
regular · Lesson
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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