composite

American  

[kuhm-poz-it] / kəmˈpɒz ɪt /

adjective

1. made up of disparate or separate parts or elements; compound.

   a composite drawing; a composite philosophy.

2. Botany. belonging to the Compositae.

3. (initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders, popular especially since the beginning of the Renaissance but invented by the ancient Romans, in which the Roman Ionic and Corinthian orders are combined, so that four diagonally set Ionic volutes, variously ornamented, rest upon a bell of Corinthian acanthus leaves.

4. Rocketry.

   1. (of a rocket or missile) having more than one stage.

   2. (of a solid propellant) made up of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.

5. Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.

6. Mathematics. of or relating to a composite function or a composite number.

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noun

1. something composite; a compound.

2. Botany. a composite plant.

3. a picture, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures.

verb (used with object)

composited, compositing

1. to make a composite of.

composite British  

/ ˈkɒmpəzɪt /

adjective

1. composed of separate parts; compound

2. of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Asteraceae

3. maths capable of being factorized or decomposed

   a composite function

4. (sometimes capital) denoting or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture: characterized by a combination of the Ionic and Corinthian styles See also Doric Tuscan

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noun

1. something composed of separate parts; compound

2. any plant of the family Asteraceae (formerly Compositae ), typically having flower heads composed of ray flowers (e.g. dandelion), disc flowers (e.g. thistle), or both (e.g. daisy)

3. a material, such as reinforced concrete, made of two or more distinct materials

4. a proposal that has been composited

verb

1. (tr) to merge related motions from local branches of (a political party, trade union, etc) so as to produce a manageable number of proposals for discussion at national level

Other Word Forms

• compositely adverb
• compositeness noun
• hypercomposite adjective
• noncomposite adjective
• noncompositely adverb
• noncompositeness noun

Etymology

Origin of composite

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French ) < Latin compositus (past participle of compōnere to put together), equivalent to com- com- + positus placed; posit

Example Sentences

A fall in utilities stocks dragged on the S&P 500, which finished 0.3% lower, while the Nasdaq composite added about 0.2%, lifted by gains in some tech giants.

From The Wall Street Journal

The S&P clinched its first closing high of the new year, climbing 0.6%, while the Nasdaq composite, which is still trading below its all-time high from October, also rose 0.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal

Major U.S. indexes were mixed Friday: the Dow industrials advanced, while the Nasdaq composite was roughly flat after rising in early trading.

From The Wall Street Journal

The composite view reveals that the Champagne Cluster is not a single cluster at all.

From Science Daily

It also plays a large role in pesticides, chemicals for drilling and refining, and the specialized compounds, coatings and composites used in advanced electronics and defense manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal