Composition
31Composition C — The Composition C family is a family of related US specified plastic explosives consisting primarily of RDX. All can be moulded by hand for use in demolition work and packed by hand into shaped charge devices. Variants have different proportions… …
32composition — compositional, adj. compositionally, adv. compositive /keuhm poz i tiv/, adj. compositively, adv. /kom peuh zish euhn/, n. 1. the act of combining parts or elements to form a whole. 2. the resulting state or product. 3. man …
33composition — [[t]kɒ̱mpəzɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] compositions 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp, oft N of n When you talk about the composition of something, you are referring to the way in which its various parts are put together and arranged. Television has transformed the… …
34Composition — Voluntary arrangement to restructure a firm s debt, under which payment is reduced. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * composition com‧po‧si‧tion [ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːm ] noun [countable usually singular] LAW an arrangement between a… …
35composition — Voluntary arrangement to restructure ( restructuring) a firm s debt, under which payment is reduced. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * composition com‧po‧si‧tion [ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʆn ǁ ˌkɑːm ] noun [countable usually singular] LAW an arrangement… …
36Composition — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Composition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 composition composition constitution crasis Sgm: N 1 combination combination &c. 48 Sgm: N 1 inclusion inclusion admission comprehension reception Sgm: N …
37composition — noun 1 MAKING A WHOLE (U) the way in which something is made up of different parts, things, members etc: There were dramatic changes in the composition of the committee after the election. (+ of): He s doing research into the chemical composition …
38composition — noun 1) the composition of the council Syn: makeup, constitution, configuration, structure, formation, form, framework, fabric, anatomy, organization; informal setup 2) a literary composition Syn: work …
39composition — n. essay 1) to do, write a composition typesetting 2) to do composition piece of music 3) to perform, play a composition * * * [ˌkɒmpə zɪʃ(ə)n] play a composition write a composition [ essay ] to do [ piece of music ] to perform …
40composition — com|po|si|tion W3 [ˌkɔmpəˈzıʃən US ˌka:m ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(parts/members)¦ 2¦(music/writing)¦ 3¦(picture)¦ 4¦(writing at school)¦ 5¦(printing)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin compositio, from compositus; COMPOSITE1] …
