composition

composition
composition NOUN 1) the constitution of something made up from different elements: the molecular composition of cells. 2) a work of music, literature, or art. 3) a thing composed of various elements. 4) the action of composing. 5) the artistic arrangement of the parts of a picture.
DERIVATIVES compositional adjective.

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  • Composition — Com po*si tion, n. [F. composition, fr. L. compositio. See {Composite}.] 1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses: (a) The invention… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Composition — may refer to: Composition (logical fallacy), in which one assumes that a whole has a property solely because its various parts have that property Compounding is also known as composition in linguistic literature in computer science Object… …   Wikipedia

  • Composition No. 1 — Studio album by LA Symphony Released 1999/2003 …   Wikipedia

  • Composition — steht für Programme Composition Manager Computerprogramm, Porter Duff Composition Begriff aus der Computergrafik. Distributed Feature Composition (DFC) Architektur zur Beschreibung und Implementierung von Telekommunikationsdiensten Gemische… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • composition — com·po·si·tion n: an agreement between an insolvent debtor and several creditors whereby partial payment of the debts discharges in full the original obligations compare accord, compromise Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

  • Composition B — Composition B, colloquially comp B , is an explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT. It is used as the main explosive filling in artillery projectiles, rockets, land mines, hand grenades, sticky bombs and various other… …   Wikipedia

  • Composition H6 — is a castable military explosive compound composed of the following percentages by weight: 45% RDX 30% TNT 20% powdered aluminium 5% paraffin wax as a phlegmatizing agent. Another (very similar) version of H6 has the following proportions: RDX… …   Wikipedia

  • Composition B — (auch Composit B oder Cyclotol) ist eine Mischung aus zwei Sprengstoffen. Standardmäßig besteht die Mischung zu 63 % aus RDX, zu 36 % aus TNT und zu 1 % aus Wachs. Das Wachs verbessert hierbei die Handhabung des Sprengstoffs.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Composition — (v. lat. Compositio), 1) Zusammensetzung, s.d.; 2) (Gramm.), s. Compositum 1); 3) (Chem. u. Med.), Zusammensetzung mehrerer Stoffe od. Heilmittel mit einander; 4) Zinnauflösung zur Scharlachfärberei; 5) Metallgemisch, gewöhnlich aus Kupfer u.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Composition — Composition, s. oben Componist; in der Baukunst ist composites oder componirtes Capitäl das aus dem jonischen und corinthischen zusammengesetzte Capitäl; C. ist auch der technische Name verschiedener Metallmischungen …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • COMPOSITION — s. f. Action de composer quelque chose. Être occupé à la composition d une machine. La composition des mots. Chef d oeuvre, inhabile, aujourd hui, sont des mots formés par composition. Procéder à la composition des lots dans un partage. La… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

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