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21complex — 01. The issue is much too [complex] for me to discuss. 02. They have moved into a new housing [complex] near the ocean. 03. Using a computer seemed pretty [complex] to me at first, but now it seems very simple. 04. He has a [complex] about his… …
22complex — complexly, adv. complexness, n. adj., v. /keuhm pleks , kom pleks/; n. /kom pleks/, adj. 1. composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system. 2. characterized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of… …
23complex — 1. An organized constellation of feelings, thoughts, perceptions, and memories that may be in part unconscious and may strongly influence associations and attitudes. 2. In chemistry, the relatively stable combination of two or more compounds into …
24complex — [[t]kɒ̱mpleks[/t]] ♦♦ complexes (The adjective is pronounced [[t]kəmple̱ks[/t]]u> in American English.) 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is complex has many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand. ...in depth coverage of… …
25complex — 1 adjective 1 consisting of many different parts or processes that are closely connected: There is a complex network of roads round the city. | Photosynthesis is a highly complex process. 2 difficult to understand or deal with: Mental illness is… …
26complex — com|plex1 W2S3 [ˈkɔmpleks US ˌka:mˈpleks] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: complexus, past participle of complecti to include (many different things) , from com ( COM ) + plectere ( PLEXUS)] 1.) consisting of many different parts and often… …
27complex — com|plex1 [ kəm pleks, kam,pleks ] adjective *** 1. ) with many details or small parts, which makes something difficult to understand or deal with: the complex web of relationships between the two families This was a complex and difficult task.… …
28complex — I UK [ˈkɒmpleks] / UK [kəmˈpleks] / US [kəmˈpleks] / US [ˈkɑmˌpleks] adjective *** 1) something that is complex has a lot of details or small parts that make it difficult to understand or deal with the complex web of relationships between the two …
29complex — I. noun Etymology: Late Latin complexus totality, from Latin, embrace, from complecti Date: 1643 1. a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts < a complex of welfare programs > < the military industrial complex > 2. a. a group of… …
30complex — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine, Chinese puzzle, Diana complex, Electra complex, Gordian knot, Herculean, Oedipus complex, Rube Goldberg contraption, abstruse, acculturation, amalgamated, ambiguous, ambivalent, amphibious, arduous, baffling …
