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composite

com·pos·ite

composite

 
 
pronunciation:
km pa ziht
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: composed of separate elements or factors.
The composite score is the total of your verbal and math scores.
synonyms:
compound
similar words:
blinded, combined, complex, consolidated, manifold, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed-up, synthesized
definition 2: belonging to a family of plants that includes daisies, dandelions, and asters, in which florets are densely clustered in a head that appears to be a single flower.
Word Combinations  About this feature
(adj.)composite + adverb significantly, tonight
(adj.)composite + noun aircraft, bat, bow, bridge, component, construction, correlation, diversity, draft, drawing, element, exposure, figure, flap, flywheel, frame, image, index, indicator, item, manufacturing, measure, mode, outcome, panel, picture, pole, portrait, profile, ranking, rating, reliability, sample, scale, score, severity, sketch, stiffness, suspect, tissue, trait, variable, video, wheelchair, wing [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: noun
definition 1: something composed of separate elements, esp. a combination of elements that has structural or functional properties not found in its separate parts; compound.
synonyms:
amalgam, composition, compost, compound
antonyms:
element
similar words:
aggregate, alloy, blend, combination, concoction, consolidation, intermixture, manifold, mixture, synthesis, union
definition 2: a visual image, esp. a photograph, composed of several individual pictures.
similar words:
mosaic
definition 3: a composite plant.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)composite advanced, ceramic, externalizing, lightweight, linear, scaled, total
verb + (n.)composite scale
(n.)composite + verb combine, construct, form, gain
noun + (n.)composite Help achievement, alloy, application, behavior, carbon, ceramic, character, coefficient, fiber, fiberglass, graphite, language, material, math, mathematics, matrix, metal, pixel, plastic, polymer, processing, resin, steel, structure, textile, use, wood [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: compositely (adv.), compositeness (n.)
Word Parts  About this feature
The word composite contains the following parts:
-ite1 Latin adjective-forming suffix that means in a state or condition (produced by the action denoted by the verb base)
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The suffix -ite1 attaches to Latin roots, as most English adjectives ending in -ite1 are loanwords from Latin, specifically from past participles of verbs formed with the suffix -itus.