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Component : (noun)
1: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of
his character"; "two constituents of a musical
composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical
elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success";
"humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: constituent,
element, factor, ingredient]
2: something determined in relation to something that includes
it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than
himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the
smaller component is hard to reach" [syn: part, portion,
component part]
3: 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; "spare components
for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a
system" [syn: constituent, element]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Component : \Com*po"nent\ (k[o^]m*p[=o]"nent), a. [L. componens,
p. pr. of componere. See Compound, v. t.]
Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting;
constituent.
The component parts of natural bodies. --Sir I.
Newton.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Component : \Com*po"nent\, n.
A constituent part; an ingredient.
Component of force (Mech.), a force which, acting
conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of
a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces
into which a single force may be resolved.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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