composite
UK/ˈkɒmpəzɪt//kəmˈpɑzɪt/
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composite adjective: made up of multiple components; compound or complex. Also the clipping of composite number.
Adjective
composite (comparative more composite, superlative most composite)
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- The line then falls on a gradient of 1 in 102 to the point at Windmill Lane, known locally as the "Three Bridges," where there is a composite crossing of road, canal and railway, all at the same point. The road is carried over the canal by an orthodox-style bridge, the canal being contained in a...1960 February, R. K. Kirkland, “The Great Western and Brentford Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 81
- Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
- Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- Synonyms:
- asteracean
- 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
- [B]y photographing a number of faces on the same plate, and so superimposing their images on one another, he produces a so-called "composite" photograph or image.1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 92
Noun
composite (plural composites)
- 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.
- 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.
- The units are made up as either:
[...]
Trailer composite—4 first-class compartments—24 seats; and 3 second-class compartments—24 seats,
[...]
A total of 40 vehicles are to be built, Ten of each type of power car, ten trailer composites, five trailer seconds and five trailer second/buffets.1963 April, “New Inter-City diesel multiple-units for W.R.”, in Modern Railways, page 266
- The units are made up as either:
- 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.
- […] likely give offense to conscience or moral feelings or shock the sense of decency or propriety in a substantial composite of the general public1991 December 1, Jacob Smith Yang, quoting U.S. Trademark Office, “Old Glory Condoms Denied Patent”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 20, page 2
- Insurance as an industry is a major composite of the financial sector of any economy all over the world, Nigeria inclusive.2019, J. M. Odachi, S. E. Okon, “Organisational Culture and Perception of Service Quality among Employees in the Insurance Industry in Nigeria”, in UNILAG Journal of Humanities, volume 7, number 2...
Verb
composite (third-person singular simple present composites, present participle compositing, simple past and past participle composited)
- To make a composite.
- I composited an image using computer software.
Also used as
composite is also the clipping of composite number.
composite meaning in Marathi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi
composite in Marathi
- संमिश्र, संमिश्रित
composite in Urdu
- کمپوزٹ, کمپوزیٹ
composite in Bengali
- যৌগিক
composite in Punjabi
- ਕੰਪੋਜ਼ਿਟ
More languagesFewer languages
- composite in Nepali
- कम्पोजिट
- composite in Tagalog
- pinaglakip
- composite in Persian
- همساخته hamsâxta, hamsâxte
Examples of composite in a sentence
- The fermions treated by the Standard Model are the (composite) baryons and the (elementary) leptons and quarks.
- In multi-story commercial construction, the dominant form of deck (including roof deck) construction is composite steel deck.
- It is a composite language that has been embraced by some, but not all, Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
Synonyms of composite
Forms of composite
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more composite |
| superlative | most composite |
| Noun | |
| plural | composites |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | composites |
| present participle | compositing |
| past participle | composited |
| past | composited |
Origin of composite
Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.
Words formed from composite
- compositable
- decomposited
- noncomposited
- recomposite
- composite Bézier curve
- composite board insulation
- composite bow
- composite built
- composite candle
- composite carriage
- composite demand
- composite flower
- composite function
- composite key
- composite laminate
- compositely
- composite monarchy
- compositeness
- composite particle
- composite pattern
- composite pose
- composite reuse principle
- composite sentence
- composite sketch
- composite sync
- composite type
- composite video
- compositous
- highly composite number
- multicomposite
- noncomposite
- superior highly composite number
- azocomposite
- bicomposite
- biocomposite
- coboson
- compomer
- decomposite
- DYC
- facial composite
- geocomposite
- metallocomposite
- microcomposite
- nanocomposite
- piezocomposite
- supercomposite
Phrases with composite
Words that rhyme with composite
Questions about composite
- What does composite mean?
- Composite means made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- What is composite in Marathi?
- Composite in Marathi is संमिश्र, संमिश्रित. See Composite meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is composite?
- Composite can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce composite?
- Composite is pronounced /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/ (UK).
Words near composite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: composite (page history and authors); composite (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); composite (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); composite (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); composite (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); composite (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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