composition

Examples

• All

• If the lighting is bad, some elements of a composition may seem dark in a photo.

  Academic text (2008)

• The first research question addressed the composition of expressions of institutional vision at community colleges.

  Academic text (2008)

• But to get the right people, the right composition, it's everything.

  Ryan Pineda

• And that really changes the composition of our, our product as well.

  Harvard University

• So it's easy to change its composition as we are doing.

• How do the uses of this text shape its composition? What will others do with it?

  Academic text (2013)

• However, further inspection revealed that the composition of the picture sets was not the same.

  Academic text (2015)

• The findings of this study indicate that the bird species composition and distribution in both habitats.

  Academic text (2015)

• Students may request copies of their compositions to bring home and play for family and friends.

  Academic text (2011)

• Descriptive data regarding the composition of the passages are provided in Table 1.

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

M

to made up of

vscomposition

134 1.1

Has parts or people that form it, for example the sun and planets

focuses on how parts are combined or arranged not just listed

C

constitution

vscomposition

33 3.9

The way something is made up, for example a person's health or the parts of an object

shares meaning exactly but is a different term

M

make-up

vscomposition

4 4.2

The parts that form a person, group or thing

emphasizes how parts are arranged into a whole rather than qualities

P

physical composition

vscomposition

1 4.1

The parts that make up a person or thing and how they are arranged

is broader applying to any arrangement of parts not only physical ones

Compounds

M

musical composition

3 3.8

A piece of music written by a composer

P

physical composition

1 4.1

The parts that make up a person or thing and how they are arranged

C

chess composition

7.5

A puzzle with chess pieces that asks you to find the right move

C

chess composition

7.9

The activity of making and solving chess puzzles for skill and art

C

composition board

• Specialized

6.5

A stiff, thick paper used for making covers or mounting pictures

D

dramatic composition

6.5

A written work like a play created to be performed by actors on stage, television, or film

L

literary composition

5.2

A piece of creative writing that shows thoughts and feelings, like a novel or poem

How Organized

set-out

• Specialized

3.9

composition

99 4.1

draft

• Specialized

245 3.7

sketch

150 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology