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complex

UK
/ˈkɒmplɛks/
US
/ˈkɑmplɛks/

Translations

complexnoun
complexes
pl
UK
/ˈkɒm.pleks/
US
/ˈkɑːm.pleks/
complexeEnsemble formé de parties interconnectées.
The human brain is a complex of neurons and synapses.
Le cerveau humain est un complexe de neurones et de synapses.
complexeEnsemble de bâtiments ou d'installations.
The sports complex includes a gym, swimming pool, and several tennis courts.
Le complexe sportif comprend une salle de sport, une piscine et plusieurs courts de tennis.
complexePsychologie.
He has a complex about his height, which affects his confidence.
Il a un complexe au sujet de sa taille, ce qui nuit à sa confiance en lui.
Additional translations
complexeChimie.
Synonyms
intricacy
entanglement
system
network
complication
complexadjective
more complex
Comp.
most complex
Super.
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US
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The complex machinery required a skilled technician to operate.
La machinerie complexe nécessitait un technicien qualifié pour fonctionner.
Additional translations
complexeMathématiques
Synonyms
intricate
difficult
elaborate
convoluted
multifaceted
sophisticated
complicated
Antonyms
simple
easy
complexverb
complexed
Past Simple
complexed
Past Participle
complexing
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɒm.pleks/
US
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Used chiefly in chemistry to mean 'form a coordination complex (with)'.
complexerChimie.
The ligand complexes with the metal ion during the reaction.
Le ligand complexe avec l'ion métallique pendant la réaction.

Definitions

complexnoun
A group of buildings or facilities that are located close together and serve a particular purpose.
The sports complex includes a gym, swimming pool, and several tennis courts.
A psychological term referring to a related group of repressed or partly repressed emotionally significant ideas which cause psychic conflict leading to abnormal mental states or behavior.
He has a complex about his height, which affects his confidence.
A whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts.
The human brain is a complex of neurons and synapses.
A chemical compound in which molecules or ions form a coordination complex with a central atom or ion.
The scientist studied the metal complex to understand its properties.
(Mathematics) A complex number.
Let z be a complex with a non-zero imaginary component.
complexadjective
Consisting of many different and connected parts.
The complex machinery required a skilled technician to operate.
Not easy to analyze or understand; complicated or intricate.
The complex plot of the novel kept readers engaged until the very end.
In mathematics, involving or using complex numbers.
Complex analysis deals with functions of a complex variable.
complexverb
(Chemistry) To form a coordination complex with another substance.
The ligand complexes with the metal ion during the reaction.
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