ensemble
ensemble Lexical Profile
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• noun
A group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together.
"The jazz ensemble performed an original composition at the music festival."
A group of items viewed as a whole rather than individually; the general effect of a coordinated whole.
"The historic buildings around the square form a harmonious architectural ensemble."
A complete, coordinated outfit of clothing and accessories worn together.
"She wore a tailored navy ensemble to the formal awards ceremony."
In statistical mechanics, an idealized collection of a large number of virtual copies of a thermodynamic system considered simultaneously.
"The canonical ensemble is used to model a system in thermal equilibrium with a heat bath."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from French 'ensemble' ('together, at the same time'), via Old French from Late Latin 'insimul', formed from 'in-' ('in') and 'simul' ('at the same time').