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Synthesize vs Composite - What's the difference?

synthesize | composite |

As verbs the difference between synthesize and composite

is that synthesize is to combine two or more things to produce a new, more complex product while composite is to make a composite.

As an adjective composite is

made up of multiple components; compound or complex.

As a noun composite is

a mixture of different components.

synthesize

English

Alternative forms

* synthesise (UK)

Verb

(synthesiz)
  • To combine two or more things to produce a new, more complex product.
  • (of two or more things) To be combined producing a new, more complex product.
  • (chemistry) To produce a substance by chemical synthesis.
  • (intransitive, chemistry, of a substance) To be produced by chemical synthesis.
  • Derived terms

    * photosynthesize

    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.