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composite

n. countable
C1 Advanced US //kɑmˈpɑzət// UK //kˈɒmpəsˌɪt// com·pos·ite Archaic

n. something made by combining different parts or materials. You use this when you want to describe a single thing that is actually a mix of several separate items.

n. a thing made up of several distinct parts or elements. Often used in technical contexts to describe materials engineered from two or more constituent substances with significantly different properties.


SIMPLE

The final image is a composite of several different photos.

CONTEXTUAL

Engineers used a high-strength composite to build the aircraft's wings, making them both light and durable.

COMPLEX

The witness worked with a police artist to create a composite of the suspect, blending various facial features into a single representative portrait.

Synonyms
Origin

Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of compōnō (“put together”). Doublet of compost, compote, and kompot.

Usage

Commonly used as a noun to describe materials or images; frequently functions as an attributive noun in phrases like 'composite material'.

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