composé — composé, ée [ kɔ̃poze ] adj. et n. m. • 1596 gramm.; de composer 1 ♦ Formé de plusieurs éléments. ⇒ complexe. Salade composée : dans la restauration, salade où entrent divers ingrédients (salade verte, tomates, noix, crevettes, etc.). Bot.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle
 
composé — composé, ée 1. (kon pô zé, zée) part. passé. 1°   Qui est formé de plusieurs parties. La nature ne nous offre guère que des corps composés. L organisation des animaux est la plus parfaite et la plus composée. •   Ainsi de toute femme.... Soit… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
 
composé — Composé, [compos]ée. part. Il a les significations de son verbe. On dit, qu Un mot est compose, pour dire, qu Il est formé de deux ou plusieurs mots joints ensemble. Ainsi Passetemps, entreprendre, justaucorps sont des mots composez. On dit, qu… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française 
 
Compose — Com*pose (k[o^]m*p[=o]z ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Composed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Composing}.] [F. composer; com + poser to place. The sense is that of L. componere, but the origin is different. See {Pose}, v. t.] 1. To form by putting together two or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
 
compose — [v1] be part of construction be an adjunct, be an element of, belong to, be made of, build, compound, comprise, consist of, constitute, construct, enter in, fashion, form, go into, make, make up, merge in; concepts 168,642 Ant. destroy,… …   New thesaurus
 
compose — [kəm pōz′] vt. composed, composing [ME composen < OFr composer < com , with + poser, to place; meaning infl. by L componere: see COMPOSITE] 1. to form in combination; make up; constitute [mortar is composed of lime, sand, and water] 2. to… …   English World dictionary
 
Compose — Com*pose , v. i. To come to terms. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
 
Composé — (franz., spr. kong , ital. composto), zusammengesetzt; komponiert (von Musikstücken) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
 
compose — I verb accomplish, achieve, actualize, arrange, author, be responsible, be the agent, be the cause of, be the reason, bring about, bring into being, bring into effect, bring into existence, build, call into being, call into existence, carry into… …   Law dictionary
 
compose — англ. [кэмпо/уз] composer фр. [композэ/] сочинять ◊ composer англ. [кэмпо/узэ] compositeur фр. [композитэр] compositore ит. [композито/рэ] …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов