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Particulate vs Composite - What's the difference?

particulate | composite |

As adjectives the difference between particulate and composite

is that particulate is composed of separate particles while composite is made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

As nouns the difference between particulate and composite

is that particulate is any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material while composite is a mixture of different components.

As a verb composite is

to make a composite.

particulate

English

(wikipedia particulate)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Composed of separate particles.
  • (genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.
  • *1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 41:
  • *:The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic.

    • Derived terms

    * particulate matter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material
  • :Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.

    • Anagrams

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    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.

    Related terms

    * compositry ----