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   composite

   /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. made up of several parts or elements: "this soup is one of those composite dishes which you gradually build up"
   • ▪ (of a constructional material) made up of recognizable constituents: "modern composite materials"
   • ▪ (of a railway carriage) having compartments of more than one class or function: "composite coaches containing first-class and third-class compartments"
   • ▪ (of an integer) being the product of two or more factors greater than unity; not prime.
   • 2. relating to or denoting a classical order of architecture consisting of elements of the Ionic and Corinthian orders.
   • 3. relating to or denoting plants of the daisy family (Compositae).

   noun

   • 1. a thing made up of several parts or elements: "the English legal system is a composite of legislation and judicial precedent"
   • ▪ a composite constructional material: "the next decade may well see the introduction of more designer polymers and composites"
   • ▪ a motion for debate composed of two or more related resolutions.
   • 2. a plant of the daisy family (Compositae).
   • 3. the Composite order of architecture.

   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"

   Word Origin late Middle English (describing a number having more than one digit): via French from Latin compositus, past participle of componere ‘put together’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. compositely adverb
   • 2. compositeness noun

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