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composite.

Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/Received-Pronunciation/kəmˈpɑzɪt/General-American, dialectal/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/Canada, dialectal/kəmˈpɒzɪt/Canada, dialectal
  1. Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

  2. Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.

  3. Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.

  4. Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.

  5. Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.

noun/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/Received-Pronunciation/kəmˈpɑzɪt/General-American, dialectal/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/Canada, dialectal/kəmˈpɒzɪt/Canada, dialectal
  1. A mixture of different components.

  2. A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.

  3. A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.

  4. A function of a function.

  5. Clipping of composite number.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
  6. A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.

  7. A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.

    UK
  8. A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members.

  9. The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section.

  10. A segment, subset.

    uncommon
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.

verb/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/Received-Pronunciation/kəmˈpɑzɪt/General-American, dialectal/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/Canada, dialectal/kəmˈpɒzɪt/Canada, dialectal
  1. To make a composite.

    I composited an image using computer software.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.

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