Composition vs. Design — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Composition and Design
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Composition
The combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole.
Design
To conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
Design a good excuse for not attending the conference.
Composition
The manner in which such parts are combined or related.
Design
A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process, or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product or process. The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design.
Composition
General makeup
The changing composition of the electorate.
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Design
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made
He has just unveiled his design for the new museum
Composition
The result or product of composing; a mixture or compound.
Design
A decorative pattern
Pottery with a lovely blue and white design
Composition
Arrangement of artistic parts so as to form a unified whole.
Design
Purpose or planning that exists behind an action, fact, or object
The appearance of design in the universe
Composition
The art or act of composing a musical or literary work.
Design
Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it
A number of architectural students were designing a factory
Composition
A work of music, literature, or art, or its structure or organization.
Design
To formulate a plan for; devise
Designed a marketing strategy for the new product.
Composition
A short essay, especially one written as an academic exercise.
Design
To make a graphic or schematic representation of (something), especially as a plan for its structure
Design a building on a computer.
Design a new car model.
Composition
(Law) A settlement whereby the creditors of a debtor about to enter bankruptcy agree, in return for some financial consideration, usually proffered immediately, to the discharge of their respective claims on receipt of payment which is in a lesser amount than that actually owed on the claim.
Design
To create or contrive for a particular purpose or effect
A game designed to appeal to all ages.
Composition
(Linguistics) The formation of compounds from separate words.
Design
To have as a goal or purpose; intend
"Mrs. Bennet had designed to keep the two Netherfield gentlemen to supper.
But ... she had no opportunity of detaining them" (Jane Austen).
Composition
(Printing) Typesetting.
Design
To make or execute plans.
Composition
The act of putting together; assembly.
Design
To create designs.
Composition
A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
Design
A drawing or sketch.
Composition
The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
Design
A graphic representation, especially a detailed plan for construction or manufacture.
Composition
The general makeup of a thing or person.
Design
An ornamental pattern.
Composition
(obsolete) An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.
Design
The purposeful or inventive arrangement of parts or details
The aerodynamic design of an automobile.
The design of an epic poem.
Composition
(obsolete) A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
Design
A particular plan or method
The party's design for increasing voter turnout.
Composition
A payment of fine in order to settle a (usually minor) criminal charge.
Design
The art or practice of designing or making designs
Studied design in college.
Composition
(legal) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
Design
A reasoned purpose; an intent
It was her design to set up practice on her own as soon as she was qualified.
Composition
An essay.
Design
Deliberate intention
He became a photographer more by accident than by design.
Composition
(linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
Design
Often designs A secretive or underhanded plot or scheme
He has designs on my job.
Composition
A work of music, literature or art.
Design
A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
Composition
(printing) Typesetting.
Design
A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
The initial design of the park was rejected for being too expensive.
Composition
(mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
Design
A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
We're working on some new designs for our range of summer shirts
Composition
(physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
Design
The composition of a work of art.
Composition
(obsolete) Consistency; accord; congruity.
Design
Intention or plot.
We have designs on winning the league next season.
To be hateful of the truth by design.
Composition
Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
Design
(particularly) Malicious or malevolent intention.
To have evil designs.
Composition
The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
Design
The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
Composition
(object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
Design
The art of designing
Danish furniture design is world-famous.
Composition
The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.
Design
(transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
Composition
The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment.
View them in composition with other things.
The elementary composition of bodies.
Design
To plan (to do something).
The king designed to mount an expedition to the New World.
Composition
A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition.
A composition that looks . . . like marble.
Design
To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.
Composition
A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially one showing study and care in arrangement; - often used of an elementary essay or translation done as an educational exercise.
Design
To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
Composition
Consistency; accord; congruity.
There is no composition in these newsThat gives them credit.
Design
To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
Composition
Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement.
Thus we are agreed:I crave our composition may be written.
Design
To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.
Composition
The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment.
Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood.
Cleared by composition with their creditors.
Design
To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
We shall seeJustice design the victor's chivalry.
Meet me to-morrow where the masterAnd this fraternity shall design.
Composition
Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
The investigation of difficult things by the method of analysis ought ever to precede the method of composition.
Design
To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral.
Composition
A mixture of ingredients
Design
To intend or purpose; - usually with for before the remote object, but sometimes with to.
Ask of politicians the end for which laws were originally designed.
He was designed to the study of the law.
Composition
The way in which someone or something is composed
Design
To form a design or designs; to plan.
Composition
The spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole;
Harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
Design
A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan.
Composition
A musical work that has been created;
The composition is written in four movements
Design
A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; - often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot.
The vast design and purpos of the King.
The leaders of that assembly who withstood the designs of a besotted woman.
A . . . settled design upon another man's life.
How little he could guess the secret designs of the court!
Composition
Musical creation
Design
Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design.
Composition
The act of creating written works;
Writing was a form of therapy for him
It was a matter of disputed authorship
Design
The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design.
Composition
Art and technique of printing with movable type
Design
The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole.
Is he a prudent man . . . that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to the remaining part of his life?
I wish others the same intention, and greater successes.
It is the purpose that makes strong the vow.
Composition
An essay (especially one written as an assignment);
He got an A on his composition
Design
The act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan);
He contributed to the design of a new instrument
Composition
Something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole;
He envied the composition of their faculty
Design
An arrangement scheme;
The awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult
It was an excellent design for living
A plan for seating guests
Design
Something intended as a guide for making something else;
A blueprint for a house
A pattern for a skirt
Design
A decorative or artistic work;
The coach had a design on the doors
Design
An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;
His intent was to provide a new translation
Good intentions are not enough
It was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
He made no secret of his designs
Design
A preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something;
The design of a building
Design
The creation of something in the mind
Design
Make or work out a plan for; devise;
They contrived to murder their boss
Design a new sales strategy
Plan an attack
Design
Design something for a specific role or purpose or effect;
This room is not designed for work
Design
Create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner;
Chanel designed the famous suit
Design
Make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form;
Design a better mousetrap
Plan the new wing of the museum
Design
Create designs;
Dupont designs for the house of Chanel
Design
Conceive or fashion in the mind; invent;
She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day
Design
Intend or have as a purpose;
She designed to go far in the world of business
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