Meaning of complex in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌkɑmˈplɛks/

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  1. Noun

    complex

    Definitions

    1. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

    Examples

    • « the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town »
  2. 2. a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
  3. 3. (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
  4. 4. a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

  5. Qualitative Adjective

    complex

    Etymology

    mid 17th century (in the sense ‘group of related elements’): from Latin complexus, past participle (used as a noun) of complectere‘embrace, comprise’, later associated with complexus‘plaited’; the adjective is partly via French complexe

    Definitions

    1. complicated in structure

    Examples

    • « consisting of interconnected parts »
    • « a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody »
    • « a complex mass of diverse laws and customs »

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