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compositing

compositing

6.3
Combining different materials to make a stronger or lighter material
  • noun
  • /kəmˈpɒzɪtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : composición
  • The team focused on compositing several types of fibers to create a new composite material for the aircraft.

Examples

  • In manufacturing, compositing metals and plastics is often used to improve durability and reduce weight.

  • Some of you may not need or want such superfluous visual effects; perhaps you lack the hardware or restricted drivers for accelerated graphics necessary for Compiz; maybe you just don't want to use something that isn't standards compliant, but still want basic compositing, which some applications depend on.

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  • The engineer explained that compositing various materials could lead to stronger and lighter products.

Synonyms

composition
vscompositing
99 4.1

The parts and amounts that make up something

refers to the active process of creating a material with new physical properties
compounding
vscompositing
6 5.5

Putting two or more things together to make one new thing

is used to make materials with new physical properties for engineering
blending
vscompositing
1 2.7

Mixing different things together until they form an even mixture

focuses on creating materials with combined new physical properties for engineering
commixture
vscompositing
9.7

Putting different things together to make one thing

emphasizes producing a material whose combined parts give new physical properties
combining
vscompositing
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

focuses on making a material that has new engineered physical properties

Surface Forms

compositing singular
compositings plural

Morphology

compositing = composite (transparent) = composite + ing

The noun is a regular -ing nominalization of 'composite', and the process of making a composite material is directly built from that base.

Etymology

Compositing comes from the Latin parts com- 'together' and ponere 'to place', the same root as compose and composite. So in manufacturing, compositing means 'putting different materials together' to make a new material that is stronger or lighter.