component
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nənt, kɒm- noun
1.
a constituent part; element; ingredient.
2.
a part of a mechanical or electrical system: hi-fi components.
3.
Physics. the projection of a vector quantity, as force or velocity, along an axis.
4.
5.
Mathematics.
a.
a connected subset of a set, not contained in any other connected subset of the set.
b.
a coordinate of a vector.
6.
adjective
7.
being or serving as an element (in something larger); composing; constituent: the component parts of a computer system.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a constituent part or aspect of something more complex: a component of a car |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | maths |
| a. one of a set of two or more vectors whose resultant is a given vector | |
| b. the projection of this given vector onto a specified line | |
| 4. | See phase rule one of the minimum number of chemically distinct constituents necessary to describe fully the composition of each phase in a system |
| —adj | |
| 5. | forming or functioning as a part or aspect; constituent |
| [C17: from Latin compōnere to put together, from pōnere to place, put] | |
| componential | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
component
1645, from L. componentem (nom. componens), prp. of componere "to put together" (see composite). Related: Componentry (1959).
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Computing Dictionary
component definition
programmingAn object adhering to a component architecture.
(1997-11-20)
Example sentences
While the intellectual component is certainly a compelling part of the endeavor, making art is also a physical experience.
He has trouble accepting the element of charlatanism that is a necessary component of a theatrical imagination.
The more fraught component of the opera's legacy has been its treatment of race.
Adding an online component to a regular course could mean more work without an accompanying pay rise.
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