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1. (adj.) composite
made up of disparate or separate parts or elements; compound:
a composite picture; a composite philosophy.
2. composite
belonging to the composite family of plants.
3. composite
(cap.) of or designating one of the five classical orders of architecture, in which the Roman Ionic and Corinthian orders are combined, with diagonally set Ionic volutes resting upon a bell of Corinthian acanthus leaves.
4. composite
of or pertaining to a composite function or a composite number.
5. (n.) composite
something composite; a compound.
6. composite
a composite plant.
7. composite
a picture, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures or images.
8. (v.t.) composite
to make a composite of.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L compositus,compōnere to put together; see component)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) complex, composite
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
"the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"
2. (adj) composite, composite plant
considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
3. (adj) composite
consisting of separate interconnected parts
4. (adj) composite
of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Composite
that which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound
2. (verb) Composite
made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language
3. (verb) Composite
belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital
4. (verb) Composite
belonging to the order Compositae; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion
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