Composite

Pronunciation

• Canada IPA: /ˈkÉ’mpÉ™zɪt/
• US IPA: /kÉ™mˈpɑːzɪt/
• Rhymes: -É’zɪt

Origin

From Old French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of componere ‘put together’.

Full definition of composite

Adjective

1. Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
2. (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
3. (mathematics) Not prime; having factors.
4. (botany) Being a member of the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.

Derived terms

• composite bow
• composite sketch

Noun

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 Compositae.
4. (mathematics) A function of a function.
5. (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures or images.

Derived terms

• DYC

Verb

1. To make a composite.I composited an image using computer software.

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