hybrid vs composite

composite vs hybrid

hybrid and composite both are nouns.

hybrid and composite both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hybrid	Yes	Yes	No	No
composite	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, composite is a hypernym of hybrid; that is, composite is a word with a broader meaning than hybrid:

hybrid: a composite of mixed origin
composite: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

Other hypernyms of hybrid include complex.

hybrid (noun)	composite (noun)
(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species	a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
a car which runs on two power sources, usually an internal combustion engine and an electronic motor	considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
a composite of mixed origin
a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

hybrid (adjective)	composite (adjective)
produced by crossbreeding	of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae
	consisting of separate interconnected parts

Difference between hybrid and composite

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