COMPOSITE ORDER
\kˈɒmpəsˌɪt ˈɔːdə], \kˈɒmpəsˌɪt ˈɔːdə], \k_ˈɒ_m_p_ə_s_ˌɪ_t ˈɔː_d_ə]\
Definitions of COMPOSITE ORDER
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The last of the five orders of columns, so called from its capital being made up of parts borrowed from the others; composite number, a number that can be measured or divided by other numbers greater than a unit or one.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.