English Explanatory Dictionary

component

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
  2. A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
adj
  1. Making up a larger whole.
  2. Made up of smaller complete units in combination.

Pronunciation

/kəmˈpəʊnənt/ /kəmˈpoʊnənt/ en-us-component.ogg /kəmˈpoʊnɪnt/ /ˈkɔmpɵnəɳʈ/ /kəmˈponəɳʈ/ /kəmpɵˈnɛɳʈ/

Word forms

component components

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).

Derived words

bicomponent biocomponent componence componental componented componential componentise componentization componentize componentless component-oriented componentry component video componentwise connected component discrete component eigencomponent Fatou component hemocomponent intercomponent intracomponent macrocomponent microcomponent monocomponent multicomponent multi-component nanocomponent per-component phytocomponent recognized component Reeb component spatial component strongly connected component subcomponent tricomponent unicomponent
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