complex (noun)
31complex sentence — noun a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses …
32complex absence — noun an absence seizure accompanied by other abnormalities (atonia or automatisms or vasomotor changes) • Hypernyms: ↑absence, ↑absence seizure …
33complex sentence — noun a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause • Hypernyms: ↑sentence • Hyponyms: ↑loose sentence, ↑periodic sentence • Part Meronyms: ↑main clause, ↑independent clause, ↑ …
34complex idea — noun : an idea formed by the mind out of simple ideas known by sensation and reflection …
35complex mode — noun : a mode that according to the philosophy of the 17th century English philosopher John Locke results from the combination of simple ideas of several kinds (as beauty, gratitude) contrasted with simple mode; compare mode I 6 …
36complex carbohydrate — noun : polysaccharide ; also : a food (as rice or pasta) composed primarily of polysaccharides * * * a carbohydrate, as sucrose or starch, that consists of two or more monosaccharide units …
37complex — 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… …
38complex — 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.… …
39complex — 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 …
40inferiority complex — noun a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑complex * * * noun, pl ⋯ plexes [count] : a belief that you are less worthy or important than… …
