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      composite
      noun
      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.
      (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.
      (mathematics) A function of a function.
      (mathematics) Clipping of composite number. [(number theory) A (nonzero) natural number that is expressible as the product of two (or more) natural numbers other than itself and 1.]
      verb
      To make a composite.
      adjective
      Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
      (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
      (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
      (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
      (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
      Roots
      ponopos- · Latin · put, place
      Synonyms for composite
      complexadjcompoundedadjamalgamncompositionn
      Words related to composite
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