English
composite
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō ("put together").

Pronunciation
  • (Canada, RP) IPA: /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/
  • (America) IPA: /kəmˈpɑzɪt/
  • (Australia) IPA: /ˈkɔmpəzɪt/
Adjective

composite

  1. Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
  2. (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
  3. (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
  4. (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
  5. (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
    composite portraiture; a composite photograph
Translations Translations Translations Translations 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 Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
  4. (mathematics) A function of a function.
  5. (mathematics) Clipping of composite number
  6. (chiefly, law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
  7. (rail, UK) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
  8. (fraternities) a framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members
  9. (uncommon) A segment, subset.
Translations Translations Verb

composite (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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