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composite adj 1 made up of different parts, materials or styles. 2 bot belonging or relating to the Compositae (see noun 1 below) family. noun 1 bot a member of the largest family of flowering plants Compositae with a flower head consisting of a crowd of tiny florets often surrounded by a circle of bracts, eg daisy. 2 chem a combination of two or more materials which has superior properties to any of its individual components. 3 archit (often Composite) the most decorative of the five main orders (see order noun 19) of architecture. Compare Corinthian 2, Doric, Ionic, Tuscan. verb (composited, compositing) to pool and combine proposals from local branches eg of a political party, etc, so as to produce a satisfactory list for discussion at a national level.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin compositus, from componere to put together.
composite adj 1 made up of different parts, materials or styles. 2 bot belonging or relating to the Compositae (see noun 1 below) family. noun 1 bot a member of the largest family of flowering plants Compositae with a flower head consisting of a crowd of tiny florets often surrounded by a circle of bracts, eg daisy. 2 chem a combination of two or more materials which has superior properties to any of its individual components. 3 archit (often Composite) the most decorative of the five main orders (see order noun 19) of architecture. Compare Corinthian 2, Doric, Ionic, Tuscan. verb (composited, compositing) to pool and combine proposals from local branches eg of a political party, etc, so as to produce a satisfactory list for discussion at a national level.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin compositus, from componere to put together.
composite adj 1 made up of different parts, materials or styles. 2 bot belonging or relating to the Compositae (see noun 1 below) family. noun 1 bot a member of the largest family of flowering plants Compositae with a flower head consisting of a crowd of tiny florets often surrounded by a circle of bracts, eg daisy. 2 chem a combination of two or more materials which has superior properties to any of its individual components. 3 archit (often Composite) the most decorative of the five main orders (see order noun 19) of architecture. Compare Corinthian 2, Doric, Ionic, Tuscan. verb (composited, compositing) to pool and combine proposals from local branches eg of a political party, etc, so as to produce a satisfactory list for discussion at a national level.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: from Latin compositus, from componere to put together.
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