composite

English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Canada, RP) IPA: /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/
• (US) IPA: /kəmˈpɑːzɪt/

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• Rhymes: -ɒzɪt

Adjective

composite (comparative more composite, superlative most composite)

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).

Derived terms

• composite bow
• composite sketch

Translations

made up of multiple components; compound or complex

• Bulgarian: сложен (bg) (složen), съставен (bg) (sǎstaven), комбиниран (bg) (kombiniran)
• Estonian: liit- (et)
• Finnish: yhdistelmä-, yhdistetty, seka-, komposiitti-
• Hebrew: מורכב (he) (murkáv)

• Manx: covestagh (gv)
• Norwegian: sammensatt (no), kompositt (no)
• Romanian: compus (ro) m and n, alcătuit (ro) m and n

being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles

• Finnish: komposiitti-, roomalainen

not prime; having factors

• Finnish: jaollinen (fi)
• German: zusammengesetzt (de)
• Hebrew: פריק (he) (parík)

• Icelandic: samsettur (is) m, þættanlegur (is) m
• Romanian: multiplu (ro) m, compus (ro) m and n

belonging to the Asteraceae family

• Bulgarian: сложноцветен (bg) (složnocveten)

• Finnish: mykerökukkainen (fi)

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• French: composé, combiné

Noun

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.

Derived terms

• DYC

Translations

mixture of different components

• Bulgarian: комбинация (bg) (kombinacija) f, смес (bg) (smes) f
• Finnish: yhdistelmä (fi), komposiitti (fi), sekoitus (fi)

• Romanian: amestec (ro) f, compoziție (ro) f, compus (ro) m

structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials

• Bulgarian: композит (bg) (kompozit) m

• Finnish: komposiitti (fi), yhdistelmämateriaali (fi)

plant belonging to the family Compositae

• Finnish: mykerökukkainen (fi)

function of a function

• Finnish: yhdistelmäfunktio (fi)

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• French: composite m

Verb

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.

Translations

to make a composite

• Finnish: koostaa (fi), yhdistää (fi)

• French: composer (fr)

Related terms

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

compositry

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French

Noun

composite m (plural composites)

1. composite material

Adjective

composite (masculine and feminine, plural composites)

1. composite

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Italian

Adjective

composite f

1. Feminine plural form of composito

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Latin

Adjective

composite

1. vocative masculine singular of compositus