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Architectural order
The Composite order is a mixed order, combining the volutes of the Ionic order capital with the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian order. In many versions
Composite_order
Styles of classical architecture, recognizable by the type of column
made simpler than Doric, and the Composite, which was more ornamental than the Corinthian. The architectural order of a classical building is akin to
Classical_order
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up composite or compositing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Composite or compositing may refer to: Composite material, a material that is made
Composite
Order of classical architecture
Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon: the Tuscan order and the Composite order, known in Roman times, but regarded as a grand imperial variant
Corinthian_order
Structural element that transmits weight from above to below
Tuscan order Illustration of the Doric order Illustration of the Ionic order Evolution of the Corinthian order Illustration of the Composite order Praying
Column
Stock market index
is then divided by a divisor which reduces the order of magnitude of the result. The Nasdaq Composite is a capitalization-weighted index, meaning each
Nasdaq_Composite
Order of classical architecture
called the Composite order. Of the three classical canonic orders, the Corinthian order has the narrowest columns, followed by the Ionic order, with the
Ionic_order
Integer having a non-trivial divisor
as 13 × 23, and the composite number 360 can be written as 23 × 32 × 5; furthermore, this representation is unique up to the order of the factors. This
Composite_number
Architectural order
orders developed by the Romans, the other being the composite order. It is influenced by the Doric order, but with un-fluted columns and a simpler entablature
Tuscan_order
Image processing technique
Digital compositing is the process of digitally assembling multiple images to make a final image, typically for print, motion pictures or screen display
Digital_compositing
Upper part of a column
types on which all capitals in the classical tradition are based. The Composite order was formalized in the 16th century following Roman Imperial examples
Capital_(architecture)
Material made from a combination of two or more unlike substances
A composite or composite material (also composition material) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials. These constituent
Composite_material
Style of architectural order
Doric order is a preferred order for the ground floor, the Ionic order is used for the middle storey, while the Corinthian or the Composite order is used
Superposed_order
Fresco by Fra Angelico
humility, and submission. The cloister is surrounded by columns from the Composite order. They are all supporting Roman arches. Together they all work to frame
Annunciation (Fra Angelico, San Marco)
Annunciation_(Fra_Angelico,_San_Marco)
Substance used to fill cavities in teeth
Dental composite resins (better referred to as "resin-based composites" or simply "filled resins") are dental cements made of synthetic resins. Synthetic
Dental_composite
Type of window manager
A compositing manager, or compositor, is software that provides applications with an off-screen buffer for each window, then composites these window buffers
Compositing_manager
to create the composite material. Three-dimensional composites are used in highly engineered and highly technical applications in order to achieve complex
3D_composites
Historic building in Florence, Italy
of nine bays of semicircular arches springing from columns of the Composite order, in an arcade or loggia several steps above the square. The round arches
Ospedale_degli_Innocenti
Type of carbon fiber material
Forged composite, commonly referred to as forged carbon, is a type of carbon fiber SMC material composed of small pieces of carbon fiber composite material
Forged_composite
Monster and modular connection
such as how Ryba's conjecture should generalize to Tate cohomology of composite order elements, and the nature of any connections to generalized moonshine
Monstrous_moonshine
Baroque architecture style in Spain
popularized Guarino Guarini's blend of Solomonic columns and composite order, known as "supreme order". Between 1720 and 1760, the Churrigueresque column, or
Churrigueresque
Lintel beam element in Classical architecture
the Tuscan order, it only consists of a plain face, crowned with a fillet, and is half a module in height. In the Doric and Composite order, it has two
Architrave
Bow made from horn, wood, and sinew laminated together
A composite bow is a bow made from many different materials. Composite bows can be made from any combination of horn, antler, bamboo, wood, or sinew. These
Composite_bow
Topics referred to by the same term
Italic type, used in typography mainly for emphasis The Italic or Composite order Italic (company) Italica All pages with titles containing Italic All
Italic
Municipal building in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
and two wings with the central bay being flanked by two full-height Composite order columns with a pediment above displaying flute-playing cherubs and
Worcester_Guildhall
Natural number
6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. A six-sided polygon is a hexagon
6
1562 book by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola
Orders. The Doric Order, plate XII of the Five Orders. The Ionic order The Corinthian Order The Tuscan order The capital of a Composite Order column, plate
The Five Orders of Architecture
The_Five_Orders_of_Architecture
Wood-plastic composite building material
Composite lumber is a material that is a mixture of wood fiber, plastic, and some type of binding agent. These ingredients are put together to form a
Composite_lumber
Gate in Meknes, Morocco
supporting large projecting pilasters above. The columns, with ornate composite order capitals, are of ancient Roman origin, probably from the nearby site
Bab_Mansur_al-'Alj
Architecture that explains its function
architecture parlante. Several orders, usually simply based upon the Composite order and only varying in the design of the capitals, have been invented
Architecture_parlante
Topological bound state of an electron
Composite fermions are electrons dressed with an even number of quantum vortices, often pictured as electrons dressed with an even number of magnetic
Composite_fermion
Design pattern in software engineering
In software engineering, the composite pattern is a partitioning design pattern. The composite pattern describes a group of objects that are treated the
Composite_pattern
Operation in computer graphics
In computer graphics, alpha compositing or alpha blending is the process of combining one image with a background to create the appearance of partial
Alpha_compositing
Apartment building in Manhattan, New York
entablature which is supported by pinkish polished granite columns of composite order and pilasters with entasis. A pair of large central ornamental wrought-iron
Graham_Court
Palace in Turin, Italy
linked to a mezzanine above it by a colossal row of pilasters of the composite order. Each pilaster stands on a sturdy and formal fielded channel-rusticated
Palazzo_Madama,_Turin
Pedestrian shopping parade in Holborn, London
colonnades at the avenue’s entrance, the engaged columns are of the composite order. Along both sides of the avenue and above the ground floor commercial
Sicilian_Avenue
prime numbers in alphabetical order, giving their respective first terms. The number 1 is neither prime nor composite. The following table lists the
List_of_prime_numbers
Overview of the architecture in Rome
mainly utilized the Greek classical orders, but also created a new Composite order, which was used in the Arch of Titus. Domes, vaults, aediculae (small
Architecture_of_Rome
Ancient Roman building in Nîmes, France
triangular and semi-circular pediments. Between each niche was a column of composite order. Three other rooms have ceilings decorated with carved coffered ceilings
Temple_of_Diana_(Nîmes)
Church in Rome, Italy
Micheli da Camerino. It is framed by an aedicule, the columns follow the composite order. The high altar contains the relics of St. Leonardo da Porto Maurizio
San_Bonaventura_al_Palatino
Municipal building in Clacton, Essex, England
forward, featured a full-height tetrastyle portico with composite order columns flanked by Doric order piers supporting an entablature bearing the words "Clacton
Clacton_Town_Hall
Arch in Rome, Italy, demolished in 1662
travertine, with the arch's attic in brick. The columns, with capitals in Composite order (that is with elements of both Ionic and Corinthian orders), framed
Arch_of_Portugal
Moulding process for composite materials
A lay-up process is a moulding process for composite materials, in which the final product is obtained by overlapping a specific number of different layers
Lay-up_process
Town hall in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France
door with a balustraded balcony and a pediment, flanked by pairs of composite order pilasters supporting an entablature and another cornice. Above the
Hôtel de Ville, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Roman Catholic cathedral of Puebla, Mexico
Chapel of San Pedro The altarpiece inaugurated in the year 1830 is of a composite order with two columns, six pilasters and a niche where Saint Peter is placed
Puebla_Cathedral
Municipal building in London, England
recess on the first, second and third floors flanked by four huge composite order antae with a clock and a pedestal above. Internally, the principal
Camberwell_Town_Hall,_London
Municipal building in London, England
the central section featured a projecting cast iron porch flanked by composite order columns on the ground floor; there was an arched opening containing
Finsbury_Town_Hall
Natural number
of magnitude and form the basis of common scientific notation. 10 is a composite number and a happy number. 10 is the smallest noncototient number. Ten
10
American aerospace company
Scaled Composites (often called simply Scaled) is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and currently owned by Northrop Grumman. It is located
Scaled_Composites
Temples of the Roman Republic and Empire
a simple Tuscan order could be used. Vitruvius does not recognise the Composite order in his writings, and covers the Tuscan order only as Etruscan;
Roman_temple
Town hall in Courbevoie, France
by Doric order pilasters supporting an entablature. On the first floor, there were three rounded headed windows flanked by Composite order pilasters
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Courbevoie
Computer graphic techniques
geometry in sorted order for alpha compositing. Commonly, 3D geometry with transparency is rendered by blending (using alpha compositing) all surfaces into
Order-independent transparency
Order-independent_transparency
Memorial in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
the Grange in Beeston. The roof of the porch is supported on four composite order columns. To the rear of the statue is a depiction of an entrance-way
Ethel_Preston_memorial
Wing of the Louvre
in 1603 to the composite order with sculpted dolphins celebrating the 1601 birth of the Dauphin, the future Louis XIII. The dolphin order was also used
Grande_Galerie
Class of subatomic particle
as mesons, are composite particles made up of smaller constituents. Outside the realm of particle physics, multiple identical composite bosons behave at
Boson
Ancient Egyptian shrine
gateway. The fifth gateway serves as the entrance to the portico of four Composite order columns. The sixth gateway crosses through the pylons and runs through
Temple_of_Ptah_(Karnak)
State capitol building of the U.S. state of Alabama
pilasters and a monumental three-story hexastyle portico utilizing the Composite order. The original core of the building is 150 by 70 feet (46 m × 21 m)
Alabama_State_Capitol
Geometric shape
and SVG use composite Bézier curves composed of cubic Bézier curves (3rd order curves) for drawing curved shapes. A continuous composite Bézier is also
Composite_Bézier_curve
Council building in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
a massive block, eleven bays by seven, with giant pilasters of the composite order above the ground floor, slightly projecting their bay centre, with
Barry_Dock_Offices
Architecture of the Baroque era in Spain and its former colonies
popularized Guarini's blend of Solomonic columns and Composite order, known as the "supreme order". Between 1720 and 1760, the Churrigueresque column,
Spanish_Baroque_architecture
County building in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
an elaborately carved stone doorway on the ground floor flanked by composite order columns, with three tall mullion windows on the first floor; the right-hand
County_Hall,_Beverley
Municipal building in Walsall, West Midlands, England
while the bays on the first and second floors were separated by large Composite order columns. A large tower was erected at the east end of the building
Walsall_Council_House
Next generation of the Boeing 777
Boeing 777, changes for the 777X include General Electric GE9X engines, composite wings with folding wingtips, greater cabin width and seating capacity
Boeing_777X
Town hall in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
were seven tall casement windows on the first floor, each flanked by Composite order columns supporting a frieze, a modillioned cornice and a parapet. Above
Hôtel de Ville, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Hôtel_de_Ville,_Neuilly-sur-Seine
Assembly of layers of fibrous composite materials
In materials science, a composite laminate is an assembly of layers of fibrous composite materials which can be joined to provide required engineering
Composite_laminate
Composite material composed of fibers in a polymer matrix
In materials science, a polymer matrix composite (PMC) is a composite material composed of a variety of short or continuous fibers bound together by a
Polymer_matrix_composite
Library in Florence, Italy
Composite, and Corinthian being progressively lighter and more decorative and feminine. However, closer examination establishes that the Composite order
Laurentian_Library
Historic theatre in Tasmania, Australia
Classical style, the building featured an iconic checkered parapet, composite order pilasters, decorative cornices, leadlight windows and wrought iron
Odeon_Theatre,_Hobart
American church
with lower ceilings. Original pink Georgian marble columns in the composite order flank the nave. The sanctuary also includes red Numidian marble walls
Church of the Immaculate Conception (Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana)
Church_of_the_Immaculate_Conception_(Saint_Mary-of-the-Woods,_Indiana)
Painting by Sandro Botticelli
of Mary and Child is also framed by a church-like arch supported by Composite order pillars. The Madonna is in dressed in red covered by a black cloak
Virgin and Child with an Angel (Botticelli, Florence)
Virgin_and_Child_with_an_Angel_(Botticelli,_Florence)
Italian architect (1584–1658)
Charles Borromeo. A unity was achieved, moreover, through the use of the composite order in both the nave and choir, as well as through the adoption in both
Francesco_Maria_Richini
State consisting of several countries under one ruler
A composite monarchy (or composite state) is a historical category that describes early modern states consisting of several countries under one ruler,
Composite_monarchy
American stock exchange
Nasdaq Global Market, and 1,326 on Nasdaq Capital Market. The Nasdaq Composite, Nasdaq-100, and Nasdaq Financial-100 stock market indices are made up
Nasdaq
18th-century château in Wallonia, Belgium
gallery are very elegant buildings decorated with pilasters in the composite order, niches, and pediment-topped doors. They both have a domed second storey
Château_de_Seneffe
US Air Force unit tasked with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The 509th Composite Group (509 CG) was a unit of the United States Army Air Forces created during World War II and tasked with the operational deployment
509th_Composite_Group
Reversibly assembled cellular composite materials (RCCM) are three-dimensional lattices of modular structures that can be partially disassembled to enable
Reversibly assembled cellular composite materials
Reversibly_assembled_cellular_composite_materials
Historic house museum in Savannah, Georgia, US
portico that is accessed via side-facing stairs. The columns are of a composite order, and the portico's entablature is continued around the building as
Telfair_Academy
Historic plantation in Prince George County, Virginia
porches complete the two facades using Composite order columns on the northwest front river entrance and Ionic order columns on the southeast land entrance
Upper_Brandon_Plantation
Material composed of two thin, stiff skins around a lightweight core
In materials science, a sandwich-structured composite is a special class of composite material that is fabricated by attaching two thin-but-stiff skins
Sandwich-structured_composite
City hall of Caracas, Venezuela
entrance is flanked by double pillars in the composite order. It is crowned by a balcony decorated with composite pilasters and a triangular frontispiece.
Palacio_Municipal_de_Caracas
English architect (1753–1827)
hemicircular projection crowns by a low dome, with an order of attached columns of a rich Composite order. The dome reverses curves to rise in the centre to
Samuel_Pepys_Cockerell
Number divisible only by 1 and itself
composite number. For example, 5 is prime because the only ways of writing it as a product, 1 × 5 or 5 × 1, involve 5 itself. However, 4 is composite
Prime_number
Historic house in Maine, United States
facade to form the temple portico. It is supported by large fluted composite order columns, which rise to an entablature with recessed panels extending
Huston_House
Video output mechanism for the X Window System
window managers, called compositing window managers, allow windows to be separately processed and then rendered (or composited). This involves all windows
X_video_extension
United States historic place
frame house with "a monumental gallery featuring colossal, fluted, composite order columns and end pilasters" across nearly the entire front of the house
Frithland
the Tuscan and Composite orders; the first being a shortened, simplified variant on the Doric order and the Composite being a tall order with the floral
Ancient_Roman_architecture
Guatemalan Painter and Minister
mechanism, but that of a painstaking artistic reconstruction of reality's composite order, which Rojas turns decipherable, trapped in its immanence so it will
Elmar_Rojas
Church in Brisbane, Australia
and a vaulted concrete soffit supported on substantial columns with Composite order capitals. On the fascia and surrounding the round archway is a relief
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Woolloongabba
Holy_Trinity_Anglican_Church,_Woolloongabba
– Collar beam – Color-tagged structure – Column – Common rafter – Composite order – Compressive strength – Computer-aided design – Computer-aided engineering
Glossary of structural engineering
Glossary_of_structural_engineering
wood hybrid systems (WHS) is a multilayer composite material, composed on the surface of a skin made of composite wood (WPC) adhering to an underneath structural
Hybrid_wood
Base five numeral system
the powers of five terminate, although its location between two highly composite numbers (4 and 6) guarantees that many recurring fractions have relatively
Quinary
Church in Copenhagen, Denmark
gilded frames. The windows are flanked by gilded pilasters in the composite order. Around the octagonal base of the spire on the four corners of the
Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen
Church_of_Our_Saviour,_Copenhagen
Unfinished patrician villa in Molina di Malo, northern Italy
Palladio enriched the original project with a courtyard of a giant Composite order extremely close to that of the villa at Molina. Giuseppe’s death in
Villa_Porto,_Molina_di_Malo
Method for numerical integration
improve the order of the error. If the 3/8 rule is applied to n equal subdivisions of the integration range [a, b], one obtains the composite Simpson's
Simpson's_rule
Natural number
3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Brahmi
4
Numbers with many divisors
A highly composite number is a positive integer that has more divisors than all smaller positive integers. If d(n) denotes the number of divisors of a
Highly_composite_number
Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
nave is covered by a barrel vault, supported by pilasters of Roman composite order. The transept (intersection of naves in the church) is covered by a
Xilxes
of the facade are decorated with semi-columns and pilasters of the composite order. Above the main entrance there was originally a balcony with a canopy
Popov_Mansion
United States historic place
facade include cornices, entablatures, festoons and pilasters of the Composite order. The building is a masonry structure that is load-bearing with dry-pressed
Spokane_County_Courthouse
College sports website focused on news and recruiting
propriety algorithm. The Composite combines recruitment ratings from 247Sports' in-house ratings, Rivals.com, and ESPN in order to provide an overall rating
247Sports
COMPOSITE ORDER
COMPOSITE ORDER
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Éadan, ÉADAOIN means "face" or perhaps "against" or "opposite."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Lambeth, now part of Greater London, named in Old English as ‘lamb hithe’, from Old English lamb ‘lamb’ + h̄th ‘hithe’, ‘landing place’, i.e. a place where lambs were put on board boat or taken ashore, no doubt in order to supply the meat markets of London on the other side of the river Thames.
Boy/Male
Indian
Opposite
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Lord Mowbray, retainer of Northumberland and opposite against King Henry...
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : occupational name for a poet, minstrel, or balladeer, from an agent derivative of Middle English rime(n) ‘to compose or recite verses’ (Old French rimer).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Riemer.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Calm, Composure, Self-posses
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : probably a habitational name from a place near Birling in Kent, now called Comfortsplace Farm, earlier known as Comports Place (1559) and Comporte (1601). This was named for a family associated with it called de Cumpeworth (1255). The place from which the family took its name has not been identified.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Calm; Composure; Self-possession
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name from the district on the south coast of Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire), earlier Fuðarnes, so named from the genitive case (Fuðar) of Old Norse Fuð, meaning ‘rump’, the name of the peninsula, formerly of an island opposite the southern part of this district + Old Norse nes ‘headland’, ‘nose’.Norwegian : habitational name from any of various farms, particularly in Møre og Romsdal, named Furnes, from Old Norse fura ‘pine’ + nes ‘headland’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : altered form of the medieval family name Passelewe (assimilated by folk etymology to the herb name parsley). The medieval name is from Old French passe(r) ‘to pass or cross’ + l’ewe ‘the water’, hence a nickname, probably for a ferryman or a merchant who was in the habit of traveling overseas, or else someone who had been on a pilgrimage or crusade. It may also have been used as a topographic name for someone who lived on the opposite side of a watercourse from the main settlement.
Girl/Female
Indian
Calm, Composure, Self-posses
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian
Opposite Day; Open Minded
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cran ‘crane’ (see Crane).English : from Middle English corn ‘grain’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a grain merchant or grower, or possibly a miller.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hand mills, Old English cweorn.Altered spelling of German Korn or a shortened form of any of the composite names formed with this element.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Cotton.Possibly an altered spelling of German Kotten, a habitational name from any of several places so named in Rhineland, Westphalia, Silesia, etc., or an Americanized shortened form of composite German surnames such as Kottenhagen, Kottenhoff, Kottenkamp (see Koth).
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire) : nickname from the personal name Herod (Greek HÄ“rÅdÄ“s, apparently derived from hÄ“rÅs ‘hero’), borne by the king of Judea (died ad 4) who at the time of the birth of Christ ordered that all male children in Bethlehem should be slaughtered (Matthew 2: 16–18). In medieval mystery plays Herod was portrayed as a blustering tyrant, and the name was therefore given to someone one who had played the part, or who had an overbearing temper.English : variant of Harold (1 or 2).Greek : shortened form of Herodiadis, a patronymic from the classical personal name HÄ“rodiÅn. This was the name of a relative of St. Paul and an early Bishop of Patras, venerated in the Orthodox Church. HÄ“rodÄ“s ‘Herod’ is also found in Greek as a nickname for a violent man, but this is less likely to be the source of the surname.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic ÉtaÃn, EDAIN means "face" or perhaps "against" or "opposite."
Surname or Lastname
French
French : from a pet form of the personal name Malo (see Malo 1).French : variant of Malette.French, Catalan and English : from French, English, and Catalan mallet ‘hammer’, Old French ma(i)let, diminutive of ma(i)l (Latin malleus) either a metonymic occupational name for a smith, or possibly a nickname for a fearsome warrior.French and English : nickname for an unlucky person, from Old French maleit ‘accursed’ (Latin maledictus, the opposite of benedictus ‘blessed’).English : from the medieval female personal name Malet, a diminutive of Mal(le) (see Mall).English : variant of Mallard 1.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Calm, Composure, Self-posses
Girl/Female
Indian
Calm, Composure, Self-posses
Female
Irish
Variant form of Irish ÉtaÃn, ÉADAN means "face" or perhaps "against" or "opposite."
COMPOSITE ORDER
COMPOSITE ORDER
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Moon of Autumn
Boy/Male
Latin
Lame.
Male
Hebrew
(בָּרוּךְ) Hebrew name BARUWK means "blessed." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a faithful attendant of Jeremiah to whom the apocryphal Book of Baruch is ascribed.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Beauty smart
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
The Sun
Girl/Female
Tamil
Earth, Universe
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Powerful (Allah)
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Accurate Arrow
Female
Egyptian
, an uncertain vulture-goddess of the South land or Ethiopia.
Boy/Male
Indian
To rejoice, To celebrate, To praise, To bless, Delight, Congratulation, Welcoming, Felicitous
COMPOSITE ORDER
COMPOSITE ORDER
COMPOSITE ORDER
COMPOSITE ORDER
COMPOSITE ORDER
n. pl.
A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters, are examples.
v. t.
To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order for printing; to set (type).
v. t.
To manure with compost.
a.
Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
n.
That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound.
a.
Tending to compose or soothe.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Compose
v. t.
To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a symphony, or a picture.
v. t.
Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital.
n.
A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears.
n.
The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition.
a.
Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.
n.
A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap.
n.
That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.
v. t.
Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.
v. t.
Belonging to the order Compositae; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.
a.
Compounded more than once; compounded with things already composite.
a.
Belonging to the Compositae; composite.
a.
Not composite; uncompounded; simple.
v. t.
To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass where they will decompose and form into a compost.