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Composite

Composite Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Composite? [n] a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts [n] considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers [adj] a modified Corinthian style of architecture (a combination of Corinthian and Ionic) [adj] used of color [adj] consisting of separate interconnected parts [adj] (botany) of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae Synonyms \| Synonyms for Composite: complex \| complex \| composite plant \| corinthian \| impure Related Terms \| Find terms related to Composite: admixture \| alloy \| amalgam \| amalgamated \| ambiguous \| ambivalent \| amphibious \| blend \| blended \| certain \| combination \| combined \| combo \| commixture \| complex \| composition \| compound \| compounded \| concoction \| confection \| conglomerate \| dappled \| eclectic \| ensemble \| equivocal \| fifty-fifty \| half-and-half \| heterogeneous \| immixture \| indiscriminate \| integral \| integrant \| integrated \| intermixture \| intricate \| ironic \| jumbled \| magma \| many-sided \| medley \| mingled \| miscellaneous \| mixed \| mixture \| more \| more than one \| motley \| multifaceted \| multinational \| multiracial \| not singular \| numerous \| paste \| patchy \| plural \| pluralistic \| plurative \| promiscuous \| rolled into one \| scrambled \| some \| syncretic \| thrown together \| unified \| unitary \| united \| varied \| various See Also \| Anthemis arvensis \| Anthemis cotula \| Anthemis tinctoria \| aster family \| Asteraceae \| Chrysanthemum lacustre \| Chrysanthemum maximum \| Chrysanthemum maximum maximum \| Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum \| compass flower \| compass plant \| Compositae \| corn chamomile \| corn mayweed \| crown beard \| crownbeard \| dog fennel \| dusty miller \| dyers' chamomile \| everlasting \| everlasting flower \| family Asteraceae \| family Compositae \| field chamomile \| flower \| golden buttons \| golden marguerite \| hybrid \| Leucanthemum lacustre \| Leucanthemum maximum \| Leucanthemum superbum \| mayweed \| oxeye daisy \| Pyrenees daisy \| scented fern \| shasta daisy \| silverlace \| silver-lace \| stinking chamomile \| stinking mayweed \| syndrome \| Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum \| Tanacetum vulgare \| tansy \| whole \| yellow chamomile Composite In Webster's Dictionary \Compos"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. Happiness, like air and water . . . is composite. --Landor. 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}. 3. (Bot.) Belonging to the order {Composit[ae]}; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion. {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. \Compos"ite\ (?; 277), n. That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound. [R.]

Composite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Composite?

[n] a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
[n] considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
[adj] a modified Corinthian style of architecture (a combination of Corinthian and Ionic)
[adj] used of color
[adj] consisting of separate interconnected parts
[adj] (botany) of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae

Composite In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

         Happiness, like air and water . . . is composite.
                                               --Landor.

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}.



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

{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.


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

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