complex

English

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Etymology

From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complecti (“to entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

• (UK) IPA: /kəmˈplɛks/, /ˈkɒm.plɛks/; SAMPA: /k@m"plEks/, /"kQm.plEks/

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• (US) enPR: kəmplĕks, kŏm'plĕks; IPA: /kəmˈplɛks/, /ˈkɑmplɛks/; SAMPA: /k@m"plEks/, /"kAmplEx/

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Noun

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒm.plɛks/, SAMPA: /"kQm.plEks/

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Adjective

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complex (comparative more complex, superlative most complex)

1. Made up of multiple parts; intricate or detailed.
2. Not simple or straightforward.
3. (mathematics) Of a number, of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of −1.

   complex function

4. (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

Synonyms

• (intricate): detailed, intricate
• (not simple): complicated, difficult, hard, involved, tough

Antonyms

• (not simple): basic, easy, simple, straightforward

Derived terms

• complexity
• complexness

Related terms

• complexion
• (mathematics): symplectic

Translations

intricate

Armenian: խճճված (hy) (xč̣č̣vaç), բարդ (hy) (bard) Bulgarian: сложен (bg), съставен (bg) Catalan: complex (ca) Dutch: complex (nl), ingewikkeld (nl) French: complexe (fr) m. and f. German: kompliziert (de) Greek: πολύπλοκος (el) (poliplokos) m., περίπλοκος (el) (periplokos) m. Haitian Creole: konplèks Hebrew: מורכב (he) (murkav)

Japanese: 入り組んだ (ja) (irikunda), 難解 (ja) (nankai) Polish: skomplikowany (pl) m., złożony (pl) m. Romanian: complex (ro) Russian: сложный (ru) (slóžnyj), составной (ru) (sostavnój) Scottish Gaelic: co-thoinnte (gd) Spanish: complicado (es) Swedish: komplex (sv) Telugu: సంక్లిష్టమైన (te) (samklishtamaina)

not simple or straightforward

Arabic: معقد (ar) (máʿqid) Armenian: բարդ (hy) (bard) Bulgarian: сложен (bg), труден (bg) Catalan: complex (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 複雜 (zh), 复杂 (zh) (fùzá) Dutch: complex (nl), ingewikkeld (nl) Esperanto: kompleksa (eo) Finnish: monimutkainen (fi) French: complexe (fr) m. and f. German: kompliziert (de)

Haitian Creole: konplèks Hebrew: מורכב (he) (murkav) Japanese: 複雑 (ja) (ふくざつ, fukuzatsu) Polish: skomplikowany (pl) m., złożony (pl) m. Romanian: complex (ro) Russian: сложный (ru) (slóžnyj) Scottish Gaelic: co-thoinnte (gd) Spanish: complicado (es) Swedish: komplex (sv), komplicerad (sv) Telugu: సంక్లిష్టమైన (te) (samklishtamaina)

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Armenian: կոմպլեքս (hy) (komplek’s) Bulgarian: комплексен (bg) Catalan: complex (ca) Czech: komplexní (cs) Dutch: complex (nl) Esperanto: kompleksa (eo) Finnish: kompleksi- (fi) (in compounds) French: complexe (fr) m. and f. Greek: μιγαδικός (el) (migadikós) m.

Hungarian: komplex (hu) Japanese: 複素 (ja) (in compounds) Polish: zespolony (pl) m. Romanian: complex (ro) Russian: комплексный (ru) (kómpl'eksnyj) Spanish: complexo (es) Swedish: komplex (sv) Turkish: karmaşık (tr)

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Indonesian: rumit, kompleks, runyam, pelik Latin: complex (la) Lojban: pluja

Noun

complex (plural complexes or (archaic) complices)

1. A problem.
2. A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
3. A psychologically based dislike or fear of a particular thing.

   Jim has a real complex about working for a woman boss.

4. A thunderstorm that forms when two storm fronts collide.
5. (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules.

Derived terms

• military-industrial complex
• Oedipus complex
• vitamin B complex
• protein complex

Translations

problem — see problem

collection of buildings

Bulgarian: комплекс (bg) (kompléks) Cantonese: 綜合大樓 Dutch: complex (nl) n. Finnish: kompleksi (fi), rakennuskompleksi (fi)

Irish: ollionad (ga) m. Manx: ard-hroggalys (gv) m. Polish: kompleks (pl) m. Russian: комплекс (ru) (kómpl'eks) m.

psychologically based dislike or fear

Bulgarian: комплекс (bg) m. Catalan: complex (ca) m. Czech: komplex (cs) m. Finnish: kompleksi (fi)

Japanese: コンプレックス (ja) (kompurekkusu) Polish: kompleks (pl) m. Russian: комплекс (ru) (kómpl'eks) m.

thunderstorm that forms when two storm fronts collide

in chemistry

Bulgarian: комплекс (bg) Catalan: complex (ca) m. Estonian: kompleks (et)

Finnish: kompleksi (fi) French: complexe (fr) m. Japanese: 錯体 (ja) (さくたい, sakutai)

Verb

complex (third-person singular simple present complexes, present participle complexing, simple past and past participle complexed)

1. (chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance

Translations

to form a complex with another substance

Bulgarian: образувам комплекс (bg)

Italian: complessare (it)

External links

• complex in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• complex in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Catalan

Adjective

complex m. and f. (plural complexs or complexos)

1. complex

Noun

complex m. (plural complexs or complexos)

1. complex

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Adjective

complex (comparative complexer, superlative complext or meest complex)

1. complex

Declension

Declension of complex

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		complex	complexer
neuter singular	indefinite	complex	complexer
	definite	complexe	complexere	complexte	het complext(e)
common singular		complexe	complexere	complexte	de complexte
plural		complexe	complexere	complexte	de complexte
partitive		complex	complexers

Noun

complex n. (^??? please provide the plural!, ^??? please provide the diminutive!)

1. complex

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Romanian

Etymology

French complexe, from Latin complexus

Pronunciation

• IPA: [komˈpleks]

Adjective

complex ^{4 nom/acc forms}

1. complex

Declension

declension of complex

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	complex		complexă	complecși	complexe
	definite	complexul		complexa	complecșii	complexele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	complex		complexe	complecși	complexe
	definite	complexului		complexei	complecșilor	complexelor

Antonyms

• simplu

Derived terms

• complexitate