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composite
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French composite, from Latin compositus, past participle of comp?n? (“put together”). Doublet of compost.
Pronunciation
- (Canada, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?mp?z?t/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?m?p?z?t/
- Rhymes: -?z?t
Adjective
composite (comparative more composite, superlative most composite)
- Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
- (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
- (mathematics) Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one.
- (botany) Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
- (photography, historical) Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy.
- composite portraiture; a composite photograph
Derived terms
- composite bow
- composite sketch
- composite sync
Translations
Noun
composite (plural composites)
- A mixture of different components.
- A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
- (botany) A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae.
- (mathematics) A function of a function.
- (mathematics) Clipping of composite number.
- (chiefly law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images.
- (rail transport, Britain) A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor.
Derived terms
- DYC
Translations
See also
- aggregate
- conglomerate
Verb
composite (third-person singular simple present composites, present participle compositing, simple past and past participle composited)
- To make a composite.
- I composited an image using computer software.
Translations
Related terms
French
Etymology
From Middle French, borrowed from Latin compositus. Doublet of compote and compost.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.po.zit/
Noun
composite m (plural composites)
- composite material
Adjective
composite (plural composites)
- composite
Further reading
- “composite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Adjective
composite
- feminine plural of composito
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kom?po.si.te/, [k?m?p?s??t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kom?po.si.te/, [k?m?p??s?it??]
Adjective
composite
- vocative masculine singular of compositus
References
- composite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- composite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- composite in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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hybrid
English
Etymology
Known in English since 1601, but rare before c.1850. From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?'br?d, IPA(key): /?ha?.b??d/
Noun
hybrid (plural hybrids)
- (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
- (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
- A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
- (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
- An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
- A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
Synonyms
- (biology): bastard, crossbred/crossbreed/cross-breed, mixling
Translations
Adjective
hybrid (comparative more hybrid, superlative most hybrid)
- Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.
Translations
Related terms
See also
- transgenic
- cultivar
References
- hybrid, page 216, chapter: A Miscegenation Vocabulary in Interracialism, Terms from the Oxford English Dictionary, book: Black White Intermarriage in American History, Literature and Law, Edited by Werner Sollor, Oxford University Press, 2000 [1]
- hybrid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- hybrid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- hybrid at OneLook Dictionary Search
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin hibrida
Noun
hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybrider, definite plural hybridene)
- a hybrid
References
- “hybrid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin hibrida
Noun
hybrid m (definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybridar, definite plural hybridane)
- a hybrid
References
- “hybrid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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