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composite
[ kuhm-poz-it ]
adjective
- made up of disparate or separate parts or elements; compound:
a composite drawing; a composite philosophy.
- Botany. belonging to the Compositae. Compare composite family.
- (initial capital letter) Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders, popular especially since the beginning of the Renaissance but invented by the ancient Romans, in which the Roman Ionic and Corinthian orders are combined, so that four diagonally set Ionic volutes, variously ornamented, rest upon a bell of Corinthian acanthus leaves. Compare Corinthian ( def 2 ), Doric ( def 3 ), Ionic ( def 1 ), Tuscan ( def 2 ).
- Rocketry.
- (of a rocket or missile) having more than one stage.
- (of a solid propellant) made up of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
- Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
- Mathematics. of or relating to a composite function or a composite number.
noun
- something composite; a compound.
- Botany. a composite plant.
- a picture, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures.
verb (used with object)
- to make a composite of.
composite
/ ˈɒəɪ /
adjective
- composed of separate parts; compound
- of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Asteraceae
- maths capable of being factorized or decomposed
a composite function
noun
- something composed of separate parts; compound
- any plant of the family Asteraceae (formerly Compositae ), typically having flower heads composed of ray flowers (e.g. dandelion), disc flowers (e.g. thistle), or both (e.g. daisy)
- a material, such as reinforced concrete, made of two or more distinct materials
- a proposal that has been composited
verb
- tr to merge related motions from local branches of (a political party, trade union, etc) so as to produce a manageable number of proposals for discussion at national level
Derived Forms
- ˈdzDzٱ, adverb
- ˈdzDzٱԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- dz·Dziٱ· adverb
- dz·Dziٱ·Ա noun
- p·dz·Dziٱ adjective
- ԴDzcdz·Dziٱ adjective noun
- nondz·Dziٱ· adverb
- nondz·Dziٱ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of composite1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of composite1
Example Sentences
Worries about a trade war and a slowdown in the global economy Tuesday led to the Standard & Poor’s 500 index falling 1.2%, the Dow Jones industrial average sliding 1.6% and the Nasdaq composite slipping 0.4%.
The king stares intently into an eternal distance through composite orbs fashioned from alabaster and glass, rendered in varying degrees of clarity, transparency and opacity.
He had persisted, even as the wind ripped composite tiles from his roof and sent branches, dirt and debris whipping through the air.
Husk is a composite of the many law enforcement officials who took part in the investigation, a fictional character with whom the filmmakers could paint a portrait that would dramatically contrast with the real-life Mathews.
Hector Vivas: This is a digital composite image from the men's 100m final at the Olympics.
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