composite

UK: /ˈkɒmpəzɪt/ US: /kəmˈpɑzɪt/ ,(kəm poz′it)

Inflections of 'composite' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

composites

v 3rd person singular

compositing

v pres p

composited

v past

composited

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

com•pos•ite /kəmˈpɑzɪt/   adj. 

1. made up of different elements;
   blended;
   compound:
   The artist made a composite drawing of the two faces.

n. [countable]

2. something made up of different or separate parts;
   a blend:
   My job is a composite of teacher, boss, and administrator.

com•pos•ite•ly, adv. See -pos-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

com•pos•ite  (kəm poz′it), adj., n., v., -it•ed, -it•ing. 
adj. 

1. made up of disparate or separate parts or elements;
   compound:
   a composite drawing; a composite philosophy.
2. Plant Biology [Bot.] belonging to the Compositae. Cf. composite family.
3. Architecture (cap.) noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders, popular esp. 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. Cf. Corinthian (def. 2), Doric (def. 3), Ionic (def. 1), Tuscan (def. 2). See illus. under order. 
4. Rocketry
   • (of a rocket or missile) having more than one stage.
   • (of a solid propellant) composed of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
5. Nautical, Naval Terms noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, esp. one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
6. Mathematics of or pertaining to a composite function or a composite number.

n. 

7. something composite;
   a compound.
8. [Bot.] a composite plant.
9. Photography, Fine Art a picture, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures.

v.t. 

10. to make a composite of.

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

com•pos′ite•ly, adv. 
com•pos′ite•ness, n. 

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composite / ˈkɒmpəzɪt/ adjective

1. composed of separate parts; compound
2. of, relating to, or belonging to the plant family Asteraceae
3. 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

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 / ˈkɒmpəˌzaɪt/

1. (transitive) 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

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin compositus well arranged, from compōnere to collect, arrange; see component

ˈcompositely adverb

ˈcompositeness noun