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Webster 1913 Edition
Component
Com-po′nent
(kŏm-pō′nent)
, Adj.
Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.
The
component
parts of natural bodies. Sir I. Newton.
Com-po′nent
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Component
COMPONENT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
component
component
See also: componënt
English
Noun
component (plural components)
- 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.
- 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
- 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.
Derived terms
- componentless
Translations
smaller, self-contained part of larger entity
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Adjective
component (not comparable)
- Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
- Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: com‧po‧nent
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Etymology
From Latin compōnēns, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
Noun
component f, m (plural componenten, diminutive componentje n)
Synonyms
Romanian
Alternative forms
- (component): componentă
Etymology
Borrowing from Italian componente, German Komponente, from Latin compōnēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kom.poˈnent/
Noun
component n (plural componente)
Declension
declension of component
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) component | componentul | (niște) componente | componentele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) component | componentului | (unor) componente | componentelor |
| vocative | componentule | componentelor | ||
Noun
component m (plural componenți, feminine equivalent componentă)
Declension
declension of component
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) component | componentul | (niște) componenți | componenții |
| genitive/dative | (unui) component | componentului | (unor) componenți | componenților |
| vocative | componentule | componenților | ||
Adjective
component m, n (feminine singular componentă, masculine plural componenți, feminine and neuter plural componente)
Declension
declension of component
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | component | componentă | componenți | componente | ||
| definite | componentul | componenta | componenții | componentele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | component | componente | componenți | componente | ||
| definite | componentului | componentei | componenților | componentelor | |||