adjective

composite

KOM-puh-ziht

adjective

Made up of several distinct parts combined together.

"The report is a composite of data from three separate surveys."

"The bike frame is made of a lightweight composite material."

(mathematics) Of a number, able to be divided evenly by a whole number other than itself and 1.

"Twelve is a composite number because it can be divided by 2, 3, 4, and 6."

verb

To combine multiple images or elements into a single one.

"The visual effects team composited the actor into the digital background."

How to Use Composite

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMade of several parts blended into one, or (in maths) a number divisible by more than just itself and 1.

Easily confused with

composed →

Common pairings

composite material composite image composite number

more composite comparative, composited past tense, composites singular, most composite superlative

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The report is a _____ of data from three separate surveys.

From Latin compositus, "put together," the past participle of componere. A doublet of "compost" and "compote," which come from the same Latin root.

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