composite vs multiplex

composite

adj
  • Made up of multiple components; compound or complex. 

  • Belonging to the Asteraceae family (formerly known as Compositae), bearing involucrate heads of many small florets. 

  • Being a mixture of Ionic and Corinthian styles. 

  • Having factors other than itself and one; not prime and not one. 

  • Employing multiple exposures on a single plate, so as to create an average view of something, such as faces in physiognomy. 

verb
  • To make a composite. 

noun
  • A mixture of different components. 

  • A function of a function. 

  • A structural material that gains its strength from a combination of complementary materials. 

  • A drawing, photograph, etc. that combines several separate pictures or images. 

  • A railway carriage with compartments for two different classes of travel; see Composite Corridor. 

  • A plant belonging to the family Asteraceae, syn. Compositae. 

multiplex

adj
  • Comprising several interleaved parts. 

  • Having multiple members with a particular condition. 

  • Having petals lying in folds over each other. 

noun
  • A building or a place where several activities occur in multiple units concurrently or different times. 

  • throwing motion where more than one ball is thrown with one hand at the same time. 

  • a grouping of program services as interleaved data packets for broadcast over a network or modulated multiplexed medium 

verb
  • To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex. 

  • To combine several signals into one. 

  • To make a multiplex throw. 

  • To interleave several activities. 

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