Composite \Com*pos"ite\ (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of parts, p. p. of componere. See Compound, v. t., and cf. Compost.]

1. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language.

Happiness, like air and water . . . is composite. --Landor.

2. (Arch.) Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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Composite photograph or portrait, one made by a combination, or blending, of several distinct photographs. --F. Galton.

Composite sailing (Naut.), a combination of parallel and great circle sailing.

Composite ship, one with a wooden casing and iron frame.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Composite \Com*pos"ite\ (?; 277), n. That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound. [R.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)