composite
com·po·site
noun
a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- “the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town”
considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
adjective
consisting of separate interconnected parts
of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
a modified Corinthian style of architecture (a combination of Corinthian and Ionic)
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.
Phrases
- composite board insulation
- composite bow
- composite built
- composite candle
- composite carriage
- composite demand
- composite flower
- composite function
- facial composite
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