composition

«composition» in Mova's school dictionary: made of; its parts and how much of each (the composition… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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.