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n. A constituent element, as of a system. See Synonyms at element.

n. A part of a mechanical or electrical complex.

n. Mathematics One of a set of two or more vectors having a sum equal to a given vector.

n. Any of the minimum number of substances required to specify completely the composition of all phases of a chemical system.

adj. Being or functioning as a constituent or an ingredient.

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

adj. Making up a larger whole; as a component word.

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

adj. Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

n. A constituent part; an ingredient.

Composing; constituent; entering into the composition of.

n. A constituent part: as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the components of granite.

n. In mech., one of the parts of a strain, velocity, acceleration, force, etc., out of which the whole may be compounded by the principle of the parallelogram of forces, etc.—that is, by geometrical addition. See composition of forces (under composition), parallelogram of forces (under force), and resolution.

n. A part of a whole which is so combined with other parts as to modify its distinctive character; especially, in logic, an internal part or part of comprehension; a notion contained in a complex notion.

n. 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

n. something determined in relation to something that includes it

n. an abstract part of something

"And just so you know, we insisted that the vitamin component is OPTIONAL for all winners."

effective component of a force    real component of a force   

componentless   

composing    constituting    constituent    ingredient    constitutive    compositional    integral    integrant    partial    elemental   

Conant    opponent    proponent   

product    unit    element    data    capability    technology    configuration    mechanism    option