Composite Explained

Composite or compositing may refer to:

Materials

Composite material, a material that is made from several different substances
- Metal matrix composite, composed of metal and other parts
- Cermet, a composite of ceramic and metallic materials
- Dental composite, a substance used to fill cavities in teeth
- Composite armor, a type of tank armor
Alloy, a mixture of a metal and another element
Mixture, the combination of several different substances without chemical reaction

Composite number, a positive integer that has at least one factor other than one or itself

Composite particle, a particle which is made up of smaller particles
Compositae or "composite family" of flowering plants
Composite volcano, a layered conical volcano
Compositing, another name for superposed epoch analysis, a statistical method used to analyze time series involving multiple events

Compositing, combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images
- Digital compositing
Composite pattern, a software design pattern used for computer programming
Composite video, an analogue video signal format
Composite portrait, a compositing of images such as faces to produce an Ideal type
Composite ship, a marine vessel with a design incorporating both wood and metal for the body
Composite bow, in archery, made of multiple materials, in contrast to an all-wood bow
Compositing window manager, a window manager that gives every window an off-screen buffer

Composite card, a marketing tool for actors and models
Composite character, a character in an adaptation of a work formed from two or more characters from the original work
Composite monarchy, a category for several countries under one ruler
Composite motion, in parliamentary procedure, created by assimilating multiple motions into one
Composite order, in architecture, a type of capital on a column
Facial composite, an approximate likeness of a person's face based on an eyewitness's description
Composite (finance), a proxy for financial markets performance
Composite coach, a railway carriage with seating for more than one class of passenger