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- Dictionarycomposite/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/
adjective
- 1. made up of several parts or elements: "this soup is one of those composite dishes which you gradually build up"
- 2. relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture consisting of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders.
noun
- 1. a thing made up of several parts or elements: "the English legal system is a composite of legislation and judicial precedent"
- 2. a plant of the daisy family (Compositae).
verb
- 1. combine (two or more images) to make a single picture, especially electronically: "two pieces of footage depicting the halves of the ship were composited to give the impression of the full ship sinking into the water"
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COMPOSITE definition: 1. something that is made of various different parts: 2. a material made up of more than one…. Learn more.
: of or relating to a very large family (Compositae synonym Asteraceae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees often considered to be the most highly evolved plants and characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers. c. : factorable into two or more prime factors other than 1 and itself.
Composite definition: made up of disparate or separate parts or elements; compound. See examples of COMPOSITE used in a sentence.
A composite is something made up of complicated and related parts. A composite photograph of your family might have your eyes, your sister’s nose, your dad’s mouth, and your mother’s chin. Composite comes from the Latin for "putting together." It can be used as a noun or adjective.
A composite object or item is made up of several different things, parts, or substances. ...a method of creating composite pictures in which the features of different faces were superimposed over one another.
A material in which two or more distinct, structurally complementary materials, usually a matrix material and a reinforcing material, are combined to produce structural or functional properties not present in any individual component.
Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. Formed of distinct parts; compound. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Made by combining two or more existing things, such as photographs. American Heritage.
uk / ˈkɒmpəzɪt / us. Add to word list Add to word list. consisting of several different parts: a composite image of the killer. (Definition of composite from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
composite meaning, definition, what is composite: made up of different parts or materials: Learn more.
A composite is a material made from two or more different materials that, when combined, are stronger than those individual materials by themselves. Simply put, composites are a combination of components.
