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component - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'component' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Component [ n.]
- A constituent part; an ingredient.
2 . Component [ v. t.]
- Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

Meaning of 'component' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . component [ n]
Meaning (1):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • a component or constituent element of a system;
  • spare components for cars
Meaning (2):
- an abstract part of something
Example in sentence:
  • a key factor in her success;
  • humor: an effective ingredient of a speech;
  • jealousy was a component of his character;
  • the grammatical elements of a sentence;
  • two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
Meaning (3):
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
Example in sentence:
  • he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself;
  • I read a portion of the manuscript;
  • the animal constituent of plankton;
  • the smaller component is hard to reach