compositional
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- adjective
- /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃənl/
- In music theory class, we studied the compositional techniques used by famous composers.
- compositional fluency
- compositional techniques
- compositional process
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- And he knows that I'm a compositional and a aesthetically driven director visually.
Examples
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The postsurvey data revealed that enjoyment of the project had a strong relationship with compositional quality.
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Plant communities are undergoing rapid compositional and structural changes, some with no ecological antecedent.
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Those problems are going to be compositional in nature, like like language, like vision.
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Teachers can help students improve their compositional skills by showing them how to develop and test musical ideas.
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There are, however, fundamental differences, not only in musical style but also in compositional method.
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Using a computer as a compositional tool forces a reconsideration of basic musical skills.
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Bowie's own version, recorded a few months later, revealed the song's compositional brilliance.
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Researchers should compare the compositional process and products of groups with varied amounts of time allocated to composing.
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They describe what seems to be a compositional code that links all four limbs together, potentially facilitating skill transfer.
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The artist's latest painting demonstrates remarkable compositional balance and harmony.
Synonyms
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About the different ways things can be arranged, like the order of items, often in math
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About the shape or arrangement of something
Surface Forms
Morphology
compositional = composition (transparent) = compos + ition + al
The adjective is a regular formation from 'composition' with '-al', and its meaning follows directly from the noun.
Etymology
The word compositional comes from the verb compose, made from parts com- ('together') and ponere ('to place'), the same root you see in position, so it means 'putting parts together'. That's why compositional describes how the parts of a painting, piece of music, or material are arranged.