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composite

  • adjective
  • /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/

Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

Other meanings

  1. Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.

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

Related words

  • composite bow
  • composite pose
  • composite sketch
  • composite sync
  • composite board insulation
  • composite built
  • composite candle
  • composite carriage
  • composite demand
  • composite flower
  • composite function
  • composite key

Word history

From Latin "compositus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “composite” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.