Composite

Quick meaning: Composite is an adjective meaning Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

Meaning

Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

More Meanings

1. (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
2. (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
3. (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
4. A mixture of different components.
5. A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
6. (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
7. (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.

Example Sentences

composite portraiture; a composite photograph

I composited an image using computer software.

Insurance as an industry is a major composite of the financial sector of any economy all over the world, Nigeria inclusive.

[…] likely give offense to conscience or moral feelings or shock the sense of decency or propriety in a substantial composite of the general public

Word Forms

• composites
• compositing
• composited

Synonyms for composite

Depending on context, synonyms include asteracean, complex, corinthian.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include complex, corinthian, compositional, synthesis, combined, combination.

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