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Complex

ˈkɒmplɛks

Complex definitions
adjective
complex
  1. consisting of many different and connected parts

    "a complex network of water channels"

    • not easy to analyse or understand; complicated or intricate

      "a complex personality"

  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
complex complexes
  1. a group of similar buildings or facilities on the same site

    "a leisure complex"

    • a group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network

      "a complex of mountain roads"

  2. a related group of emotionally significant ideas that are completely or partly repressed and cause psychological conflict that affects mental states or behaviour
    • a strong or disproportionate concern or anxiety about something

      "there's no point having a complex about losing your hair"

  3. an ion or molecule in which one or more groups are linked to a metal atom by coordinate bonds

    "two guanine bases can attach themselves to the same platinum atom, forming a stable complex"

    • any loosely bonded species formed by the association of two molecules

      "cross-linked protein–DNA complexes"

verb
complex complexed complexes complexing
  1. make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another

    "the DNA was complexed with the nuclear extract"