ETYM Latin compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. Related to Compound, Compost.
1. Consisting of separate interconnected parts.
2. A modified Corinthian style of architecture (a combination of Corinthian and Ionic).
3. (Botany) Of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae.
4. Used of color.

ETYM See Composite (adj).
Considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers; SYN. composite plant.
(thing) composed of a number of parts; compound.
In classical architecture, one of the five types of column. See order.
In industry, any purpose-designed engineering material created by combining single materials with complementary properties into a composite form. Most composites have a structure in which one component consists of discrete elements, such as fibers, dispersed in a continuous matrix. For example, lengths of asbestos, glass, or carbon steel, or “whiskers” (specially grown crystals a few millimeters long) of substances such as silicon carbide may be dispersed in plastics, concrete, or steel.

To make composite or into something composite