ensemble

To put together in a coordinated whole.

Noun

  1. A group of separate things that contribute to a coordinated whole.
    • Near-synonyms: suit, costume, getup

    Synonyms: outfit suit costume getup

    1. (fashion) A coordinated set of clothing: a set of garments selected to accompany one another.

    2. (collective) A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.

      • On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in...
  2. A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.
  3. A probability distribution for the state of the system.
  4. A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

Origin

Etymology tree French ensemblebor. English ensemble Borrowed from French ensemble.

Forms

ensembles

Derived

canonical ensemble chamber ensemble ensemble average ensemblist hyperensemble nonensemble string ensemble subensemble superensemble tout ensemble

Verb

  1. To put together in a coordinated whole.
    • Landscape gardening or landscape architecture is the art that seeks the production of the most beautiful landscape effects, ensembling the various objects of interest into a grand whole and harmonious unit. - 1908, Ohio...
  2. To perform in a musical ensemble.
  3. To employ a supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

Forms

ensembles ensembling ensembled