Component Definition

kəm-pōnənt

components

noun

components

An element or ingredient.

Webster's New World

Any of the main constituent parts, as of a high-fidelity sound system.

Webster's New World

A part of a mechanical or electrical complex.

American Heritage

Any of the elements into which a vector quantity, as force or velocity, may be resolved: any vector is the sum of its components.

Webster's New World

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

A CPU is a component of a computer.

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adjective

Being or functioning as a constituent or an ingredient.

American Heritage

Serving as one of the parts of a whole; constituent.

Webster's New World

Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.

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Other Word Forms of Component

Singular:

component

Plural:

components

From Latin compōnēns compōnent- present participle of compōnere to put together com- com- pōnere to put apo- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin compōnēns, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).

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