component
adjEtymology Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
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Making up a larger whole.
- a component word
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Made up of smaller complete units in combination.
- a component stereo
component
nounUK /kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/ · US /kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
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A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
- A CPU is a component of a computer.
- Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
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- Lying is a key component of communism.2020 April 17, Yi Yan, “Chinese People Are Victims of the Chinese Communist Party's Lies”, in Minghui:
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Graph theory, Mathematics, Sciences A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
- Derived terms
36 terms
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