complex — [käm pleks′, käm′pleks΄; kəm pleks′; ] for n. always [ käm′pleks΄] adj. [< L complexus, pp. of complecti, to encircle, embrace < com , with + plectere, to weave: see FLAX] 1. consisting of two or more related parts 2. not simple; involved… … English World dictionary
complex — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intricate, manifold, complicated, involved, knotty. n. tangle, knot, maze; informal, obsession, fixation; inferiority, persecution, Oedipus, etc. complex. See disorder, insanity, intellect. II… … English dictionary for students
complex — I. noun Etymology: Late Latin complexus totality, from Latin, embrace, from complecti Date: 1643 1. a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts < a complex of welfare programs > < the military industrial complex > 2. a. a group of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
complicated — com|pli|cat|ed S2 [ˈkɔmplıkeıtıd US ˈka:m ] adj 1.) difficult to understand or deal with, because many parts or details are involved = ↑complex ▪ a complicated voting system ▪ For young children, getting dressed is a complicated business.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
complicated molecule — sudėtinė molekulė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. complex molecule; complicated molecule vok. kompliziertes Molekül, n rus. сложная молекула, f pranc. molécule complexe, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
complex molecule — sudėtinė molekulė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. complex molecule; complicated molecule vok. kompliziertes Molekül, n rus. сложная молекула, f pranc. molécule complexe, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
complex — adj Complex, complicated, intricate, involved, knotty are comparable when they mean having parts or elements that are more or less confusingly interrelated. Something is complex which is made up of so many different interrelated or interacting… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder — (C PTSD) is a psychological injury that results from protracted exposure to prolonged social and/or interpersonal trauma with lack or loss of control, disempowerment, and in the context of either captivity or entrapment, i.e. the lack of a viable … Wikipedia
complex — [adj1] involved, intricate circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, compounded, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, elaborate, entangled, heterogeneous, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed up, mosaic, motley … New thesaurus
Complex regional pain syndrome — Complex regional pain syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (CRPS/RSD) Classification and external resources ICD 10 M89.0, G56.4 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Complex — Com plex (k[o^]m pl[e^]ks), a. [L. complexus, p. p. of complecti to entwine around, comprise; com + plectere to twist, akin to plicare to fold. See {Plait}, n.] 1. Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as, a complex being; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
