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composite
/kəmˈpɑzɪt/
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What does composite mean?
adjective
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
More meanings (13)
adjective
- Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- (historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
noun
- A mixture of different components.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
- A function of a function.
- Clipping of composite number.
- A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
- A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
- A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.
- The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.
- A segment, subset.
verb
- To make a composite.
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To find component forces equal to the composite or resultant force, the sum of the components must equal the resultant.
The idea of the composite handle of three pieces of wood was that it would give and bend instead of breaking.
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A composite individuality, signifying revolution and signifying stability, in other terms, strengthening the present by the evident compatibility of the past with the future.
In this volume every one of the stories, though more or less composite, is founded on the actual life of a veritable animal hero.
Its sheath, a travelling house, is a composite and barbaric piece of work, a megalithic pile wherein art, retires in favor of amorphous strength.