Visual meaning of 'comprising'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of comprising: To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

verb

To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

"The parts are comprised by the whole."

part group structure system organization

Visual illustration of comprising: To contain or embrace.

verb

To contain or embrace.

"Our committee comprises a president, secretary, treasurer and five other members."

part group structure system

Visual illustration of comprising: (sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.

verb

(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose, to constitute. See usage note below.

"A team is comprised of its members."

part group structure language

Visual illustration of comprising: To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential, to define an invention. ("Open-ended", doesn't limit to the items listed; cf. compose, which is "closed" and limits to the items listed.)

verb

To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential, to define an invention. ("Open-ended", doesn't limit to the items listed; cf. compose, which is "closed" and limits to the items listed.)

"Our family vacation, comprising flights and a hotel stay, cost over $2000. "

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