composite

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɑzɪt/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/, /kəmˈpɒzɪt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɔmpəzɪt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmpəzət/, [ˈkɔ̟mpəzət] Rhymes: -ɒzɪt === Adjective === composite (comparative more composite, superlative most composite) Made up of multiple components; compound or complex. (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles. (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one. (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets. Synonym: asteracean (photography, historical) 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 ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === composite (plural composites) A mixture of different components. A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials. (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae. (mathematics) A function of a function. (mathematics) Clipping of composite number. (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images. (rail transport, UK) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor. (fraternities) A framed photo board composed of many individual photos of fraternity or sorority members. (school yearbook) The separate pages of individual student photos that form the main section. (uncommon) A segment, subset. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== aggregate conglomerate === Verb === composite (third-person singular simple present composites, present participle compositing, simple past and past participle composited) To make a composite. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French, borrowed from Latin compositus. Doublet of compote and compost. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.po.zit/ === Noun === composite m (plural composites) composite material === Adjective === composite (plural composites) composite ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: kompozit === Further reading === “composite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Adjective === composite feminine plural of composito == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔmˈpɔ.sɪ.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [komˈpɔː.s̬i.te] === Adjective === composite vocative masculine singular of compositus === References === “composite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “composite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “composite”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.