complex

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
2. Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
3. Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
4. Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
5. Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
6. A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

Noun

1. A network of interconnected systems.
2. A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
3. An assemblage of related things; a collection.
4. An assemblage of related things; a collection.
5. An assemblage of related things; a collection.
6. An assemblage of related things; a collection.
7. A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
8. A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
9. A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
10. A complex number.
11. A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To form a complex with another substance.
2. (transitive) To complicate.

Teenoorgestelde van

basic, easy, simple, simplex, straightforward, challenging, complex, difficult, esoteric, hard, tough, tricky, uneath

Sinonieme

complicated

intricate

composite

compound

difficult

involved

integrated

troublesome

multiple

syndrome

comprehensive

combined

knotty

convoluted

abstruse

puzzling

recondite

set

sophisticated

sticky

elaborate

group

aggregate

perplexed

building complex

coordination compound

cluster

modest

multifaceted

multiplicate

multipurpose

mystique

nature

perplexing

plant

🌱

pluralism

plurality

resultant

sinuous

synthetics

tangled

time-consuming

total

unit

versatile

vexatious

knaggy

imaginaries

polybasic

polymetallic

Vertalings

complexe

complejo

complesso

Komplex

kompliziert

complex

complexo

complex

komplex

compliqué

complicado

ingewikkeld

πολύπλοκος

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkɒm.plɛks/

Etimologie (Engels)

From French complexe, from Latin complexus, past participle of complector (“I entwine, encircle, compass, infold”), from com- (“together”) and plectere (“to weave, braid”). May be analyzed as com- + -plex. See complect. Doublet of complexus.