composite

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of componere ‘put together’.

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[edit] Adjective

composite (not comparable)

Positive
composite

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
  2. (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
  3. (mathematics) Not prime; having factors.
  4. (botany) Being a member of the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae).

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made up of multiple components; compound or complex
being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles
not prime; having factors
belonging to the Asteraceae family
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[edit] Noun

Singular
composite

Plural
composites

composite (plural composites)

  1. A mixture of different components.
  2. A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
  3. (botany) A plant belonging to the family Compositae.
  4. (mathematics) A function of a function.
  5. (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures or images.

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mixture of different components
structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials
plant belonging to the family Compositae
function of a function
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to composite

Third person singular
composites

Simple past
composited

Past participle
composited

Present participle
compositing

to composite (third-person singular simple present composites, present participle compositing, simple past and past participle composited)

  1. To make a composite.
    I composited an image using computer software.

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to make a composite

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Terms etymologically related to the adjective, noun, or verb "composite"

[edit] French

[edit] Noun

composite m. (plural composites)

  1. composite material

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composite (epicene, plural composites)

  1. composite

[edit] Italian

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composite f.

  1. Feminine plural form of composito
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