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component (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Relating to something that is used to make up the whole of something; such as, a system or a mixture: "The mechanic was getting the component parts necessary to repair the motor of Sam's car."
2. A part of a larger whole: "Many words consist of component elements that make it possible to provide various meanings and applications."
3. Etymology: from Latin componens, component-; from componere, "to put together; from com-, "with, together" + ponere,"to put".
component (s) (noun), components (pl)
1. A separate part of a whole, usually of something bigger: Mike worked for a company that manufactured automobile components.

Fresh fruits and vegetables are considered to be essential components of a healthy diet.

A component is what is "put together with" other parts in order to make a whole structure.

The university course has four main components: business law, finance, computing, and management skills.

2. A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity, which often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device: This box contains the necessary components to complete the model doll house.
3. A device, such as a resistor or transistor, that is part of an electronic circuit: The electrician has to replace one of the electrical components in the house wiring before the residents can turn on their lights, TV sets, refrigerators, etc. again.
4. In chemistry, one of the substances necessary to describe each phase of a chemical system: For their chemistry examination, Timothy and the other students were asked to determine the components of a substance in the various test tubes.
5. Etymology: from Latin componentem, "putting together"; from com, "together" + ponere, "to put".
A part of something that is being compiled or constructed.
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(Latin: a minute fiber or filament; often a component of a compound fiber)
Word Entries containing the term: “component
audio component (s) (noun), audio components (pl)
The part of any wave or signal whose frequencies are within the audible range: Sandy wondered if the audio components were strong enough for her to receive the program she wanted to listen to.
This entry is located in the following unit: audio-, aud-, audi-, audit- + (page 1)
component parts
This entry is located in the following unit: Pleonasms or Tautological Redundancies (page 5)
electronic component
1. A instrument; such as, an electron tube or a transistor, which does not use mechanical procedures to control electrical current and voltage in a circuit.Examples include electron tubes, transistors, and other solid-state devices.

This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 60) -tron, -tronic, -tronics + (page 7)
electrostatic component
A portion of radiation which results from electrostatic fields.
This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 82)
electrostatic error, antenna effect, vertical component effect
A distortion of the directional properties of a loop antenna caused by an input to the direction-finding receiver which is produced between the loop and the ground.

This is the opposite of that which is created between the two terminals of the loop.

This entry is located in the following unit: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 82)
semantic component
1. That part of grammar which contains the rules that provide syntactic structures with a semantic interpretation.
2. Any individual part of a word which distinguishes its meaning from other words; such as, the suffix -ed in "look" versus "looked", or "link" versus "linked".
This entry is located in the following unit: semeio-, sema-, semato-, semat-, semasio-, semio-, -semic, -semia (page 2)