Sekirov Dictionary

complex

UK /ˈkɒmplɛks/US /kɑmˈplɛks/

adjective6

  1. formed from several different parts, not one single thing
  2. Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
  3. Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
  4. Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
  5. Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
  6. A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.

noun11

  1. A network of interconnected systems.
  2. A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
  3. An assemblage of related things; a collection.
  4. An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
  5. A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
  6. A fixed mental tendency or obsession.
  7. A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
  8. A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
  9. A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
  10. A complex number.
  11. A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.

verb2

  1. To form a complex with another substance.
  2. To complicate.
forms

complexed · complexing · complexes · complices · complexer · more complex · complexest · most complex

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