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I. com·plex ADJ [ˈkɒmpleks, Am kɑ:mˈpleks]

complex
complex (complicated)
complex issue, matter, personality, problem
complex plot, theory
complex plot, theory
complex network of roads

II. com·plex <pl -es> N [ˈkɒmpleks, Am ˈkɑ:m-]

1. complex ARCHIT:

complex
Komplex m <-es, -e>
apartment complex Am
housing complex
sports and leisure complex
shopping complex
Einkaufszentrum nt <-s, -zentren>

2. complex PSYCH:

complex
Komplex m <-es, -e>
persecution complex
Verfolgungswahn m <-(e)s> kein pl
weight complex
to give sb a complex inf

anˈxi·ety com·plex N

anxiety complex

com·plex ˈsen·tence N LING

complex sentence

com·plex ˈword N LING

complex word
Kompositum nt <-s, -ta>

Elec·tra com·plex [ɪˈlektərəˌ] N PSYCH

Electra complex

ˈguilt com·plex N

guilt complex

in·fe·ri·ˈor·ity com·plex N

inferiority complex

ˈOedipus com·plex N

Oedipus complex

per·se·ˈcu·tion com·plex N no pl

persecution complex
Verfolgungswahn m <-(e)s> kein pl

su·peri·ˈor·ity com·plex N PSYCH

superiority complex inf
to have a superiority complex
to have a superiority complex

sports complex N

sports complex

complex molecule

complex molecule

initiation complex

initiation complex
Initiationskomplex (kleine ribosomale UE fMet-tRNA mRNA)

replication complex N

replication complex

ˈlei·sure com·plex N Brit

leisure complex

enzyme-substrate complex (ES) N

enzyme-substrate complex (ES)

ever-more-ˈcom·plex ADJ inv

ever-more-complex rules:

ever-more-complex
OpenDict entry

complex conjugate N

complex conjugate MATH
complex conjugate MATH