composition
part of speech
noun (composition, uncountable; a composition, compositions)
meaning for a pupil
1) What something is made of; its parts and how much of each (the composition of air). tree →
2) A piece of music, art or writing someone has created. tree →
3) A short school essay (UK, old-fashioned). tree →
4) The way the parts of a picture or photo are arranged. tree →
5) In maths, putting two functions or shapes together. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, composition means the exact recipe or mixture, as for the holy incense and anointing oil. Interpretation: Tradition says the holy oil and incense were made only for the Tabernacle and Temple, and ordinary people must not copy them. In the primary lessons: In science: the composition of soil, air or rocks. In music and art: a composer writes compositions; composition in a photo. In maths: «decomposition» and «composition» of numbers (e.g. 25 = 20 + 5). Phrases: chemical composition, musical composition.
examples
- And the incense which thou shalt make, according to the composition thereof ye shall not make for yourselves; it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. (Torah EXO.30.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- Upon the flesh of man shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any like it, according to the composition thereof; it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. (Torah EXO.30.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the time of its composition and the name of its author have not yet been ascertained, despite of the most elaborate researches of renowned archaeologists. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- Air's composition is mostly nitrogen and oxygen. tree →
- Mozart wrote his first composition as a child. tree →
- Write a composition about your holiday. tree →
- The painting has a lovely composition. tree →
- The class studied the composition of soil. tree →
- The composition of the team changed after the injury. tree →
- "I have never heard a more beautiful composition. tree →
note
Verb: compose. Countable for a piece of work; uncountable for what something is made of. In science, composition is often given in percentages that add up to 100%.
In the corpora
- BY TOAD. (Composed by himself.)», and «OTHER COMPOSITIONS.
- Handwriting (presentation) and composition (what is written and how well) are different skills and are marked separately.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «composition» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.