[0944] complex

[보카길라잡이]

adj.

1. 1. Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite.
   2. Composed of two or more units: a complex carbohydrate.
2. Involved or intricate, as in structure; complicated.
3. Grammar.
   1. Consisting of at least one bound form. Used of a word.
   2. Consisting of an independent clause and at least one other independent or dependent clause. Used of a sentence.

n. (k m pl ks )

1. A whole composed of interconnected or interwoven parts: a complex of cities and suburbs; the military-industrial complex.
2. In psychology, a group of related, often repressed ideas and impulses that compel characteristic or habitual patterns of thought, feelings, and behavior. No longer in scientific use.
3. An exaggerated or obsessive concern or fear.
4. Medicine. The combination of factors, symptoms, or signs of a disease or disorder that forms a syndrome.

complex

adj : complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" [ant: simple]

n 1: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town" [syn: composite]

2: a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated [syn: coordination compound]

3: (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

4: a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures [syn: building complex]

Synonyms: complex, complicated, intricate, involved, tangled, knotty
These adjectives mean having parts so interconnected as to make the whole perplexing. Complex implies a combination of many associated parts: The composer transformed a simple folk tune into a complex set of variations. Complicated stresses elaborate relationship of parts: The party's complicated platform confused many voters. Intricate refers to a pattern of intertwining parts that is difficult to follow or analyze: “No one could soar into a more intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology” (Anthony Trollope). Involved stresses confusion arising from the commingling of parts and the consequent difficulty of separating them: The movie's plot was criticized as being too involved. Tangled strongly suggests the random twisting of many parts: “Oh, what a tangled web we weave,/When first we practice to deceive!” (Sir Walter Scott). Knotty stresses intellectual complexity leading to difficulty of solution or comprehension: Even the professor couldn't clarify the knotty point.

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brains as large and as complex as ours 우리의 것과 같이 크고 복잡한 두뇌