American English pronunciation

How to pronounce component

IPA transcription: [kəm'poʊnənt]

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Noun

  • 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”

    “the animal constituent of plankton”

  • 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”

  • 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”