Definition
Plural of composite; things made up of various parts or elements combined together.
Etymology
From 'composite' (Latin 'compositus,' past participle of 'componere,' meaning 'to put together') + '-s' (plural marker). 'Composite' itself has been in English since the 15th century.
Kelly Says
In materials science, composites are engineered materials combining two or more constituent materials with different physical properties—like carbon fiber and resin—that work better together than apart, a perfect embodiment of the word's Latin meaning.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُركَّب
mur-ka-b
BNবাংলা
সমন্বয়
so-m-n-bo-y
CACatalà
compost
kom-post
CSČeština
kompozity
kom-po-zi-ty
DADansk
kompositmaterialer
kom-po-sit-ma-te-ri-al-er
DEDeutsch
Verbundstoffe
fer-bund-shtof-fe
ELΕλληνικά
σύνθετα
sin-the-ta
ESEspañol
compuestos
kom-po-stohs
FISuomi
yhdisteet
yh-dis-tee-t
FRFrançais
composites
kom-po-zi-te
HEעברית
רכיבים
re-khi-vim
HIहिन्दी
संयुक्त
san-yukta
HUMagyar
kompozítok
kom-po-zi-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
komposit
kom-po-sit
ITItaliano
compositi
kom-po-zi-ti
JA日本語
複合材料
fukusa-zai-ryo
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយ
brak-bop-doi
MSBahasa Melayu
komposit
kom-po-sit
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါင်းစပ်
pa-ung-sapt
NLNederlands
composieten
kom-po-zi-te-n
NONorsk
kompositmaterialer
kom-po-sit-ma-te-ri-al-er
PLPolski
kompozyty
kom-po-zy-ty
PTPortuguês
compósitos
kom-po-si-tohs
RORomână
compuse
kom-poos
RUРусский
композиты
kom-po-zyty
SVSvenska
kompositmaterial
kom-po-sit-ma-te-ri-al
SWKiswahili
mchanganyiko
m-chan-ga-ny-i-ko
TAதமிழ்
ஒன்றாக
on-dra-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
సంయోగము
san-yo-gamu
THไทย
วัสดุผสม
wat-doo-phom
TLTL
komposisyon
kom-po-si-syon
TRTürkçe
kompozitler
kom-po-zit-ler
UKУкраїнська
композити
kom-po-zyty
VITiếng Việt
hợp chất
hop-chat
ZUZU
i-qhamuka
ee-qha-moo-ka