# Composite

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**Composite** or **compositing** may refer to:

## Materials

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

## Mathematics

- [Composite number](/source/Composite_number), a positive integer that has at least one factor other than one or itself

## Science

- [Composite particle](/source/Composite_particle), a particle which is made up of smaller particles
- *[Compositae](/source/Compositae)* or "composite family" of flowering plants
- [Composite volcano](/source/Composite_volcano), a layered conical volcano
- Compositing, another name for [superposed epoch analysis](/source/Superposed_epoch_analysis), a [statistical](/source/Statistics) method used to analyze [time series](/source/Time_series) involving multiple events

## Technology

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

## Other

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

## See also

- [Compound (disambiguation)](/source/Compound_(disambiguation))

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