Composite meaning

What does “composite” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“composite” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts.

composite

noun

  1. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

    “the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town”

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  2. considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers

adjective

  1. consisting of separate interconnected parts

  2. of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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