Composite

Composite or compositing may refer to:

Materials

 * Composite material, a material that is made from several different substances
 * Metal matrix composite, composed of metal and other parts
 * Cermet, a composite of ceramic and metallic materials
 * Dental composite, a substance used to fill cavities in teeth
 * Composite armor, a type of tank armor
 * Alloy, a mixture of a metal and another element
 * Mixture, the combination of several different substances without chemical reaction

Mathematics

 * Composite number, a positive integer that has at least one factor other than one or itself

Science

 * Composite particle, a particle which is made up of smaller particles
 * Compositae or "composite family" of flowering plants
 * Composite volcano, a layered conical volcano
 * Compositing, another name for superposed epoch analysis, a statistical method used to analyze time series involving multiple events

Technology

 * Compositing, combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images
 * Digital compositing
 * Composite pattern, a software design pattern used for computer programming
 * Composite video, an analogue video signal format
 * Composite portrait, a compositing of images such as faces to produce an Ideal type
 * Composite ship, a marine vessel with a design incorporating both wood and metal for the body
 * Composite bow, in archery, made of multiple materials, in contrast to an all-wood bow
 * Compositing window manager, a window manager that gives every window an off-screen buffer

Other

 * Composite card, a marketing tool for actors and models
 * Composite character, a character in an adaptation of a work formed from two or more characters from the original work
 * Composite monarchy, a category for several countries under one ruler
 * Composite motion, in parliamentary procedure, created by assimilating multiple motions into one
 * Composite order, in architecture, a type of capital on a column
 * Facial composite, an approximate likeness of a person's face based on an eyewitness's description
 * Composite (finance), a proxy for financial markets performance
 * Composite coach, a railway carriage with seating for more than one class of passenger