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component
com·po·nent
[
kəm pṓnənt
]
noun
(
plural
com·po·nents
)
Definition:
1.
part:
a part of something, usually of something bigger
a manufacturer of vehicle components
one of several major components of our research
2.
electricity
electric part:
a device such as a resistor or transistor that is part of an electronic circuit
3.
mathematics
vector:
one of a set of vectors whose combination
resultant
is another vector
4.
chemistry
constituent substance:
one of the substances necessary to describe each phase of a chemical system
adjective
Definition:
forming part:
forming part of a whole
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
component-
, present participle of
componere
"put together" <
ponere
"to place"
]
com·po·nen·tial
[
kòmpə nénsh'l
]
adjective
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