component

pronunciation

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Noun:

an abstract part of something
something determined in relation to something that includes it
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

Word Origin

component (n.): 1640s, "constitutional element" (earlier "one of a group of persons," 1560s), from Latin componentem (nominative componens), present participle of componere "to put together" (see composite). As an adjective, from 1660s.

Synonym

n.

section constituent fraction ingredient portion integrant segment integral share part element

adj.

essential immanent intrinsic subsistent innate fundamental basic inherent congenital indigenous integral connate native inborn composing indwelling

adj.

constituent constituting

Example

1. Good sleep is an essential component of good health .

2. The residential component represented a significant deterioration from the previous three months .

3. An intent object can explicitly name a target component .

4. A major component beneath the reactor may be damaged .

5. It has an intellectual and an emotional component .

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