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complex

complex

209 4.2
A group of connected buildings used together
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒmplɛks/
translation icon : complejo
  • Residents of the large housing complex enjoy shared amenities like a swimming pool and garden.
  • an industrial complex
  • military-industrial complex
  • an apartment complex

She talks about the full complex of needs that families serve.

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Examples

  • Davis did her first urban excavation in 1982 at PPG Place, a complex of six reflective-glass-facade buildings.

    Academic text (2011)
  • So they had terraces, they had whole complexes of buildings up on top.

  • The first apartment complex I moved into was haunted.

  • The team arrives at a local studio complex.

  • The Watergate office and apartment complex.

  • This is Launch Complex 34, where the Apollo 1 tragedy occurred.

  • The new office complex features several workspaces, conference rooms, and break areas for employees.

  • The university built a sports complex that includes a gym, swimming pool, and multiple playing fields.

Synonyms

system
vscomplex
2.7

A group of connected parts that work together as a whole, like a computer or machine

can also mean a group of constructions or parts considered as a whole
network
vscomplex
647 2.9

A group of connected people or businesses that share information

means a whole of connected parts or constructions, not only relational connections
structure
vscomplex
343 3.7

A thing made from parts, like a bridge or reef

focuses on a whole made of connected parts or constructions rather than mere assembly
building complex
vscomplex
1 3.5

A group of connected buildings that share the same purpose

is broader applying to either groups of constructions or linked parts together
supercomplex
vscomplex
9.2

A very large system with many connected parts

is less about extreme complication and covers simpler connected wholes as well

Compounds

19 7.0

A powerful group of armed forces and weapons makers that influence government decisions

A problem with many connected parts that is hard to solve

A strong, lasting feeling of not being good enough

Feeling that you are better than other people because you think highly of yourself

complex number
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A number with a real part and an imaginary part written as a + bi

An idea that is hard to understand because it has many connected parts

1 9.9

A hidden wish in a boy to be loved by his mother and to replace his father

A group of connected buildings that share the same purpose

complex sentence
  • Specialized
1 3.5

A sentence with one main clause and one or more clauses that depend on it

B complex
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A group of B vitamins that help the body turn food into energy

B-complex vitamin
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A group of vitamins that dissolve in water and help cells use food for energy

complex conjugate
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A complex number with the same real part and the imaginary part with the opposite sign

A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts

complex plane
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A flat surface for showing numbers that have a real part and an imaginary part as points

1 9.9

A daughter's hidden romantic feelings for her father and jealousy of her mother

edifice complex
  • Informal
1 9.4

A strong wish to build very large, showy buildings to show power

1 9.9

A child's strong sexual feelings for a parent of the opposite sex and anger toward the same-sex parent

8.1

A complicated machine with many parts and no clear purpose

complex fraction
  • Specialized
7.8

A number with a fraction in the top or bottom

complex function
  • Specialized
8.5

A function that has two or more variables and shows complicated behavior

A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions

A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware

complex preposition
  • Specialized
4.9

More than one word that work together to show place, time, or other connection like in front of

complex quantity
  • Specialized
9.0

A number with one real part and one imaginary part

complex absence
  • Specialized
9.4

A short seizure that makes you lose awareness and causes muscle weakness or sudden movements

Golgi complex
  • Specialized
4.7

Small sacs inside a cell that change, sort, and pack proteins and fats for transport

Very hard to understand because it is complicated

9.9

A group of genes that make cell-surface proteins telling the immune system if a donated organ is accepted

QRS complex
  • Specialized
6.5

A pattern on a heart test that shows electrical activity when the lower chambers contract

9.9

A group of old flowering plant families important for early flower evolution

A place where older people live and get help and join activities

vitamin B complex
  • Specialized
3.2

A group of substances in food that dissolve in water and help the body make energy

How Big

estate
553 4.2
campus
716 2.1
complex
209 4.2
compound
  • UK
237 6.0
building
1.0

Surface Forms

complex singular
complexes plural

Etymology

Complex comes from Latin parts com- 'together' and plectere 'to braid', so it originally meant things joined into one. A building complex is simply a group of connected buildings 'woven' together into a single site.