composite
/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/
noun/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/
/kəmˈpɑzɪt/
Meaning
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Meaning 1 · noun
A mixture of different components.
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Meaning 2 · noun
A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
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Meaning 3 · noun
A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
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Meaning 4 · noun
A function of a function.
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Meaning 5 · noun
(chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
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Meaning 6 · verb
To make a composite.
“I composited an image using computer software.”
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Meaning 7 · adjective
Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
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Meaning 8 · adjective
Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
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Meaning 9 · adjective
Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
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Meaning 10 · adjective
Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
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Meaning 11 · adjective
Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
“composite portraiture; a composite photograph”
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Meaning 12 · noun
A (nonzero) natural number that is expressible as the product of two (or more) natural numbers other than itself and 1.
How this word is used
- Everyday “I composited an image using computer software.”
- General “composite portraiture; a composite photograph”
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