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

component (plural components)

  1. 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.

    • 2020 April 17, Yi Yan, “Chinese People Are Victims of the Chinese Communist Party's Lies”, in Minghui[1]:

      Lying is a key component of communism.

  2. (graph theory) A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.

smaller, self-contained part of larger entity

component (not comparable)

  1. Making up a larger whole.

    a component word

  2. Made up of smaller complete units in combination.

    a component stereo

component

  1. gerund of compondre

Borrowed from English component or German Komponente, from Latin compōnēns, present participle of compōnō (assemble, put together).

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔm.poːˈnɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: com‧po‧nent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

component m (plural componenten, diminutive componentje n)

  1. component

component

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of componō

Borrowed from Italian componente, German Komponente, from Latin compōnēns.

component n (plural componente)

  1. component

component m (plural componenți, feminine equivalent componentă)

  1. member of a team or other group

component m or n (feminine singular componentă, masculine plural componenți, feminine/neuter plural componente)

  1. component