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complex
[kuhm-pleks, kom-pleks, kom-pleks]
adjective
composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite.
a complex highway system.
characterized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of parts, units, etc..
complex machinery.
Antonyms: simpleso complicated or intricate as to be hard to understand or deal with.
a complex problem.
Antonyms: simpleGrammar.
(of a word) consisting of two parts, at least one of which is a bound form, as childish, which consists of the word child and the bound form -ish.
Mathematics., pertaining to or using complex numbers.
complex methods; complex vector space.
noun
an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc..
the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex.
Psychology., a system of interrelated, emotion-charged ideas, feelings, memories, and impulses that is usually repressed and that gives rise to abnormal or pathological behavior.
a fixed idea; an obsessive notion.
Mathematics.
an arbitrary set of elements of a group.
a collection of simplexes having specified properties.
Also called coordination compound. Chemistry., a compound in which independently existing molecules or ions of a nonmetal complexing agent form coordinate bonds with a metal atom or ion.
Biochemistry., an entity composed of molecules in which the constituents maintain much of their chemical identity.
receptor-hormone complex, enzyme-substrate complex.
verb (used with object)
Chemistry., to form a complex with.
verb (used without object)
Chemistry., to form a complex.
complex
/ ˈkɒmplɛks /
adjective
made up of various interconnected parts; composite
(of thoughts, writing, etc) intricate or involved
grammar
(of a word) containing at least one bound form
(of a noun phrase) containing both a lexical noun and an embedded clause, as for example the italicized parts of the following sentence: I didn't know the man who served me
(of a sentence) formed by subordination of one clause to another
maths of or involving one or more complex numbers
noun
a whole made up of interconnected or related parts
a building complex
psychoanal a group of emotional ideas or impulses that have been banished from the conscious mind but that continue to influence a person's behaviour
informal, an obsession or excessive fear
he's got a complex about cats
Also called: coordination compound. a chemical compound in which molecules, groups, or ions are attached to a central metal atom, esp a transition metal atom, by coordinate bonds
any chemical compound in which one molecule is linked to another by a coordinate bond
Usage
Other Word Forms
- complexly adverb
- complexness noun
- overcomplex adjective
- quasi-complex adjective
- quasi-complexly adverb
- supercomplex adjective
- uncomplex adjective
- uncomplexly adverb
- uncomplexness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of complex1
Word History and Origins
Origin of complex1
Example Sentences
"They provided tectonically and geochemically stable marine environments with presumably elevated levels of nutrients and oxygen, which in turn were critical for more complex lifeforms to evolve and diversify on our planet."
Rhian Wyn said bereaved families are often "left completely on their own", while also having to deal with complex official procedures that follow.
The group suggests a complex network as well as a single organism.
The third bloc was the Sunni Islamist alliance, which has a complex and ambiguous relationship with American power.
This earnings season comes at a complex moment for the insurance industry.
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