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- DictionaryCom·plex
adjective
- 1. consisting of many different and connected parts: "a complex network of water channels"
- 2. denoting or involving numbers or quantities containing both a real and an imaginary part.
noun
- 1. a group of similar buildings or facilities on the same site: "a new apartment complex"
- 2. a related group of emotionally significant ideas that are completely or partly repressed and that cause psychic conflict leading to abnormal mental states or behavior.
verb
- 1. make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another: "the DNA was complexed with the nuclear extract"
Jul 6, 2012 · : an exaggerated reaction to or preoccupation with a subject or situation. He has always had a complex about spiders. She has a weight complex. Not being able to find a job was giving me a complex. c. : a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known. d.
COMPLEX definition: 1. involving a lot of different but related parts: 2. difficult to understand or find an answer to…. Learn more.
noun. an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex. Synonyms: labyrinth, tangle, web, network.
a particular anxiety or unconscious fear that a person has, especially as a result of an unpleasant experience that they have had in the past or because they have a low opinion of their own worth: an inferiority complex. I think he's got a complex about being bald.
1. composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex system. 2. characterized by a complicated or involved arrangement of parts, units, etc.: complex machinery. 3. so complicated or intricate as to be hard to understand or deal with: a complex problem.
Something complex has two or more related parts, or is not simple in its structure. As a noun, a complex is a group of units, often a group of buildings. The adjective is stressed on the second syllable, but the noun is stressed on the first syllable.
A complex is a substance that is made when two or more simpler compounds join chemically. Chloramines are chemical complexes formed from the reaction between ammonia and chlorine. Ferric iron tends to form complexes with natural water organics.
/ˈkɒmpleks/ /kəmˈpleks/, /ˈkɑːmpleks/ made of many different things or parts that are connected; difficult to understand synonym complicated. a complex problem/issue/process/system. a complex argument/subject. complex machinery. the complex structure of the human brain.
Consisting of an independent clause and at least one other independent or dependent clause. Used of a sentence. A group of interrelated ideas, activities, etc. that form, or are viewed as forming, a single whole. A whole composed of interconnected or interwoven parts.
COMPLEX meaning: 1. involving a lot of different but connected parts in a way that is difficult to understand: 2…. Learn more.
