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   com·plex

   adjective

   • 1. consisting of many different and connected parts: "a complex network of water channels" Similar compoundcompositecompoundedmultiplex
   • ▪ not easy to analyze or understand; complicated or intricate: "a complex personality" Similar complicatedinvolvedintricateconvolutedtangledelaborateserpentinelabyrinthinetortuousimpenetrableByzantineDaedalianGordiandifficulthardknottytrickythornyproblematicalinformal:fiddlyrare:involuteinvolutedOpposite simplestraightforward
   • 2. denoting or involving numbers or quantities containing both a real and an imaginary part.
   • 3. denoting an ion or molecule in which one or more groups are linked to a metal atom by coordinate bonds: "in naming complex ions, the names of the ligands are cited first"

   noun

   • 1. a group of similar buildings or facilities on the same site: "a new apartment complex"
   • ▪ a group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network: "a complex of mountain roads" Similar networksysteminterconnected system/structure/schemenexuswebtissuecombinationcompositesynthesisfusionaggregation
   • 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.
   • ▪ a disproportionate concern or anxiety about something: informal "there's no point having a complex about losing your hair" Similar obsessionphobiafixationpreoccupationneurosisidée fixeinformal:hang-upthingbee in one's bonnet
   • 3. an ion or molecule in which one or more groups are linked to a metal atom by coordinate bonds.
   • ▪ any loosely bonded species formed by the association of two molecules: "cross-linked protein-DNA complexes"

   verb

   • 1. make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another: "the DNA was complexed with the nuclear extract"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘group of related elements’): from Latin complexus, past participle (used as a noun) of complectere ‘embrace, comprise’, later associated with complexus ‘plaited’; the adjective is partly via French complexe.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complexly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › complexComplex Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : 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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPLEX | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COMPLEX definition: 1. involving a lot of different but related parts: 2. difficult to understand or find an answer to…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › complexCOMPLEX Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPLEX | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › complexComplex - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › complexComplex - definition of complex by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite: complex equipment with multiple components. b. Composed of two or more units: a complex carbohydrate. 2. Difficult to understand for being intricate or involved; complicated: a complex problem. 3. Grammar. a. Consisting of at least one bound form. Used of a word. b.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPLEX definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A complex is a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose, or one large building divided into several smaller areas. ...plans for constructing a new stadium and leisure complex.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncomplex adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   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. Scientists need a better understanding of the complex interactions that cause hurricanes to intensify.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPLEX | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    COMPLEX meaning: 1. involving a lot of different but connected parts in a way that is difficult to understand: 2…. Learn more.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › complexComplex Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    A whole composed of interconnected or interwoven parts. A complex of cities and suburbs; the military-industrial complex.