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Composite vs Mishmash - What's the difference?

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Composite is a related term of mishmash.


As nouns the difference between composite and mishmash

is that composite is a mixture of different components while mishmash is a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

As verbs the difference between composite and mishmash

is that composite is to make a composite while mishmash is to mix together, especially in a confused way.

As an adjective composite

is made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

composite

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Made up of multiple components; compound or complex.
  • (architecture) Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles.
  • (mathematics) Not prime; having factors.
  • (botany) Being a member of the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets.
  • Derived terms

    * composite bow * composite sketch

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mixture of different components.
  • A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials.
  • (botany) A plant belonging to the family Compositae .
  • (mathematics) A function of a function.
  • (chiefly, law enforcement) A drawing, photograph, or the like, that combines several separate pictures or images.
  • Derived terms

    * DYC

    Verb

    (composit)
  • To make a composite.
  • I composited an image using computer software.

    mishmash

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mish-mash * mishmosh

    Noun

    (es)
  • A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things
  • Synonyms

    * farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, melting pot, mingle-mangle, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag * See also

    Verb

    (es)
  • To mix together, especially in a confused way.
  • To become mixed together.
  • English reduplications