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Webster 1913 Edition

Composite

Com-pos′ite

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
compositus
made up of parts, p. p. of
componere
. See
Compound
,
Verb.
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
Compositæ
; 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.
. –
Composite photograph
or
Composite portrait
,
one made by a combination, or blending, of several distinct photographs.
F. Galton.
–
Composite sailing
(Naut.)
,
a combination of parallel and great circle sailing.
–
Composite ship
,
one with a wooden casing and iron frame.

Com-pos′ite

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Composite

COMPOSITE

,
Adj.
In architecture, the Composite order is the last of the five orders of columns; so called because its capital is composed out of those of the other orders or columns, borrowing a quarter-round from the Tuscan and Doric, a row of leaves from the Corinthian, and volutes from the Ionic. Its cornice has simple modillions or dentils. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order.
Composite numbers are such as can be measured exactly by a number exceeding unity, as 6 by 2 or e; so that r is the lowest composite number. Composite numbers between themselves, are those which have a common measure besides unity; as 12 and 15, both which are measured by e.

Definition 2024

composite

composite

English

Adjective

composite ‎(comparative more composite, superlative most composite)

  1. Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
  2. (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
  3. (mathematics) Not prime; having factors.
  4. (botany) Being a member of the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

composite ‎(plural composites)

  1. A mixture of different components.
  2. A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
  3. (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
  4. (mathematics) A function of a function.
  5. (mathematics) Short for composite number.
  6. (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures or images.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

composite ‎(third-person singular simple present composites, present participle compositing, simple past and past participle composited)

  1. To make a composite.
    I composited an image using computer software.

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Related terms

French

Noun

composite m ‎(plural composites)

  1. composite material

Adjective

composite m, f ‎(plural composites)

  1. composite

Italian

Adjective

composite

  1. feminine plural of composito

Latin

Adjective

composite

  1. vocative masculine singular of compositus

References

Etymology

From Old French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of componere ‘put together’.

Pronunciation

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