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   complex

   /ˈkɒmplɛks/

   adjective

   • 1. consisting of many different and connected parts: "a complex network of water channels" Similar compoundcompositecompoundedmultiplex
   • ▪ not easy to analyse or understand; complicated or intricate: "a complex personality" Similar complicatedinvolvedintricateconvolutedtangledelaborateserpentinelabyrinthinetortuousimpenetrableByzantineDaedalianGordiandifficulthardknottytrickythornyproblematicalinformal:fiddlyrare:involuteinvolutedOpposite simplestraightforward
   • 2. denoting or involving numbers or quantities containing both a real and an imaginary part.
   • 3. denoting an ion or molecule in which one or more groups are linked to a metal atom by coordinate bonds: "in naming complex ions, the names of the ligands are cited first"

   noun

   • 1. a group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network: "a complex of mountain roads" Similar networksysteminterconnected system/structure/schemenexuswebtissuecombinationcompositesynthesisfusionaggregation
   • ▪ a group of similar buildings or facilities on the same site: "a leisure complex"
   • 2. a related group of repressed or partly repressed emotionally significant ideas which cause psychic conflict leading to abnormal mental states or behaviour.
   • ▪ a strong or disproportionate concern or anxiety about something: informal "there's no point having a complex about losing your hair" Similar obsessionphobiafixationpreoccupationneurosisidée fixeinformal:hang-upthingbee in one's bonnet
   • 3. an ion or molecule in which one or more groups are linked to a metal atom by coordinate bonds: "two guanine bases can attach themselves to the same platinum atom, forming a stable complex"
   • ▪ any loosely bonded species formed by the association of two molecules: "cross-linked protein–DNA complexes"

   verb

   • 1. make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another: "the DNA was complexed with the nuclear extract"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘group of related elements’): from Latin complexus, past participle (used as a noun) of complectere ‘embrace, comprise’, later associated with complexus ‘plaited’; the adjective is partly via French complexe.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complexly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPLEX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COMPLEX definition: 1. involving a lot of different but related parts: 2. difficult to understand or find an answer to…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of COMPLEX is a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts. How to use complex in a sentence. The Complex Origins of Complex Synonym Discussion of Complex.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPLEX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a particular anxiety or unconscious fear that a person has, especially as a result of an unpleasant experience that they have had in the past or because they have a low opinion of their own worth: an inferiority complex.

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   Something complex has two or more related parts, or is not simple in its structure. As a noun, a complex is a group of units, often a group of buildings. The adjective is stressed on the second syllable, but the noun is stressed on the first syllable. Complex is from Latin complexus, from complecti "to encircle or embrace."

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   noun. an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex. Synonyms: labyrinth, tangle, web, network.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPLEX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A complex is a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose, or one large building divided into several smaller areas. ...plans for constructing a new stadium and leisure complex. ...a complex of offices and flats.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncomplex adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   made of many different things or parts that are connected; difficult to understand synonym complicated. a complex problem/issue/process/system. a complex argument/subject. complex machinery. the complex structure of the human brain. Scientists need a better understanding of the complex interactions that cause hurricanes to intensify.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › complexComplex - definition of complex by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite: complex equipment with multiple components. b. Composed of two or more units: a complex carbohydrate. 2. Difficult to understand for being intricate or involved; complicated: a complex problem. 3. Grammar. a. Consisting of at least one bound form. Used of a word. b.

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    An integration of impulses, ideas, and emotions related to a particular object, activity, etc., largely unconscious, but strongly influencing the individual's attitudes and behavior. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

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    complex meaning, definition, what is complex: consisting of many different parts and o...: Learn more.