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Composite

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Noun

1. complex, composite

a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

Example Sentences:
'the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town'

2. composite, composite plant

considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers

Adjective

3. composite

consisting of separate interconnected parts

4. composite

of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Composite

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adjective
1. 
composed of separate parts; compound
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Asteraceae
3. mathematics
capable of being factorized or decomposed
a composite function
4. (sometimes capital)
denoting or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a combination of the Ionic and Corinthian styles
See also Doric, Tuscan
noun
5. 
something composed of separate parts; compound
6. 
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)
7. 
a material, such as reinforced concrete, made of two or more distinct materials
8. 
a proposal that has been composited
verb (ˈkɒmpəˌzaɪt )
9. (transitive)
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Composite

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adjective
1. 
formed of distinct parts; compound
2.  [C-]
designating or of a classical Roman order of architecture, in which the scroll-like ornaments of the Ionic capital are combined with the acanthus design of the Corinthian
3.  Botany
designating the largest family (Asteraceae, order Asterales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the daisy, thistle, artichoke, and chrysanthemum, characterized by flower heads composed of dense clusters of small flowers surrounded by a ring of small leaves or bracts
noun
4. 
a thing of distinct parts; compound; esp., any of a class of high-strength, lightweight engineering materials consisting of various combinations of alloys, plastics, and ceramics
5.  Botany
a composite plant

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Composite

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adj.
1.
a. Made up of distinct components; compound.
b. Made by combining two or more existing things, such as photographs.
2. Mathematics Having factors; factorable.
3. Botany Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the composite family.
4. Composite Architecture Of, relating to, or being in the Composite order.
n.
1. A structure or entity made up of distinct components: a musical suite that is a composite of operatic themes.
2. A material in which two or more distinct, structurally complementary materials, usually a matrix material and a reinforcing material, are combined to produce structural or functional properties not present in any individual component. Wood, bone, concrete, plastic reinforced by glass fibers, and graphite reinforced with carbon fibers are all composite materials.
3. Botany A plant in the composite family.
4. Mathematics The application of one function to another. For example, if (x) = x2 and g(x) = x + 1, then the composite (g(x)) = (x + 1)2 and the composite g((x)) = x2 + 1.
tr.v. com·pos·it·ed, com·pos·it·ing, com·pos·ites
1. To make using distinct components.
2. To make by combining two or more photographs or images.

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