Composite describes something made up of different parts or materials combined together. As a noun, it can also mean the combined whole itself.
From Latin 'compositus', the past participle of 'componere' meaning 'to put together'. It came into English describing things that are assembled from various elements.
A composite is like a team: each part might be ordinary alone, but together they can be stronger, lighter, or more useful. Modern aircraft wings, for example, are often composite—layers of materials fused into a super-material.
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