American English pronunciation
How to pronounce component
IPA transcription: [kəm'poʊnənt]
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Noun
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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”
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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”
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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”
Usage examples
- Certificates comprised two components.
- Cationic polymers are among the main functional components of hair gel.
- The two components may be formed into a complex number or used individually.
- Since it contains proprietary components, the source is not free.
- The Marine Component's ranks are unique in the Belgian Armed Forces.
- The latter unit formed the naval component of the joint Army-Navy Mobile Riverine Force.
- Dielectric breakdowns or shorts between the electrodes do not destroy the component.
- This is the geometry where "G" is the identity component of "G".
- However, the proportions of the components of a panzer division changed over time.
- One variation of the Povarov reaction is a four component reaction.