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component
[kuhm-poh-nuhnt, kom-]
noun
a constituent part; element; ingredient.
a part of a mechanical or electrical system.
They checked the pads, rotors, and other components of my car's brake system.
Physics.the projection of a vector quantity, as force or velocity, along an axis.
Physical Chemistry.one of the set of the minimum number of chemical constituents by which every phase of a given system can be described.
Mathematics.
a connected subset of a set, not contained in any other connected subset of the set.
a coordinate of a vector.
Linguistics.
one of the major subdivisions of a generative grammar.
base component;
transformational component;
semantic component;
phonological component.
a feature determined by componential analysis.
adjective
being or serving as an element (in something larger); composing; constituent.
the component parts of a computer system.
component
/ kəmˈpəʊnənt, ˌkɒmpəˈnɛnʃəl /
noun
a constituent part or aspect of something more complex
a component of a car
Also called: element.any electrical device, such as a resistor, that has distinct electrical characteristics and that may be connected to other electrical devices to form a circuit
maths
one of a set of two or more vectors whose resultant is a given vector
the projection of this given vector onto a specified line
one of the minimum number of chemically distinct constituents necessary to describe fully the composition of each phase in a system See phase rule
adjective
forming or functioning as a part or aspect; constituent
Other Word Forms
- componential adjective
- componental adjective
- componented adjective
- subcomponent noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of component1
Word History and Origins
Origin of component1
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Example Sentences
The deal includes a £40m trust fund to support Chagossians, a component that the UN panel also questioned would "comply with the right of the Chagossian people to effective remedy... and prompt reparation".
When the U.S. moved to a dual-earner economy, it did virtually nothing to address the question of caregiving, a critical component of any functioning society.
Mrs Underwood's mother had arranged the surprise drone show with help from the couple's wedding planner – who had suggested it as a "wow factor" component of the day.
"Even if you have a car that's made in Germany or elsewhere, it probably contains quite a few Chinese components," says Dan Caesar.
It's designed to be the protein component of a meal, and features natural ingredients, like beans, seeds and mushrooms.
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