composite
pronunciation
How to pronounce composite in British English:
UK [ˈkɒmpəzɪt]
How to pronounce composite in American English:
US [kəmˈpɑːzət]
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- Noun:
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
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- Adjective:
- consisting of separate interconnected parts
- of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
- used of color
- a modified Corinthian style of architecture (a combination of Corinthian and Ionic)
Word Origin
- composite (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Old French composite, from Latin compositus "placed together," past participle of componere "to put together, to collect a whole from several parts," from com- "together" (see com-) + ponere "to place" (past participle positus; see position (n.)). The noun is attested from c. 1400. Composite number is from 1730s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The nasdaq composite is less than half its high .
- 2. Its composite blades shattered when hit by hail or birds .
- 3. This breathtaking composite image shows just how huge the milky way really is .
- 4. The shanghai composite index has trebled over the past 18 months .
- 5. The shanghai composite index was up 3.1 % on monday .