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# composite

adjective (composite); noun (composites)

«composite» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Made of several different parts or kinds joined together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composite/#m1)
2. A thing made by joining many parts, such as a picture built from several pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composite/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the lessons, a story or picture put together from many versions

### Examples

- The tale is a composite of three old stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composite/#x1)
- Our class made a composite picture from all our drawings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composite/#x2)
- Make a composite of the two versions and compare them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composite/#x3)

### Note

in maths a «composite number» is a whole number with more factors than 1 and itself, such as 8 or 9; so a composite number is not prime

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «composite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/composite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«composite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/composite.html) on Mova free.