composite

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: complexcomposite plant

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts“the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town”Synonyms: complex
  2. considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowersSynonyms: composite plant

Adjective (2)

  1. consisting of separate interconnected parts
  2. of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Composite \Com*pos"ite\ (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. See Compound, v. t., and cf. Compost.]

1.Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language. [1913 Webster]

Happiness, like air and water . . . is composite.— Landor.[1913 Webster]

2.(Arch.) Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital. [1913 Webster]

3.(Bot.) Belonging to the order Composit[ae]; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. [1913 Webster]

Composite carriage, a railroad car having compartments of different classes. [Eng.]

Composite number (Math.), one which can be divided exactly by a number exceeding unity, as 6 by 2 or 3..

Composite photograph or Composite portrait, one made by a combination, or blending, of several distinct photographs. --F. Galton.

Composite sailing (Naut.), a combination of parallel and great circle sailing.

Composite ship, one with a wooden casing and iron frame. [1913 Webster]

Composite \Com*pos"ite\ (?; 277), n. That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound. [R.] [1913 Webster]

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