complex

1. complex (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.

Example: a complex being; a complex idea

2. complex (adj) — sense 2

Definition: Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

Example: If, when the actual motions of the heavens are calculated in the best possible way, the process is complex and difficult, and if we are discontented at this, nature, and not the astronomer, must be the object of our displeasure.

3. complex (adj) — sense 3

Definition: Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.

Example: complex number

4. complex (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A network of interconnected systems.

Example: military–industrial complex

5. complex (noun) — sense 5

Definition: A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.

Example: The south polar region of Promethei Planum developed a Bermuda Triangle reputation. Satellites detected intermittent mass concentrations and magnetic field shifts. In 2148, prospectors working near Deseado Crater discovered an underground complex: a Prothean observation post. The odd phenomena were generated by the operation and discharge of a mass effect core, struggling to function despite fifty millennia of neglect.

6. complex (noun) — sense 6

Definition: An assemblage of related things; a collection.

Example: This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges exhibited by the gospel.

7. complex (verb) — sense 7

Definition: To form a complex with another substance.

8. complex (verb) — sense 8

Definition: To complicate.