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component Definition

com·po·nent (kəm pōnənt)

adjective

serving as one of the parts of a whole; constituent

Etymology: L componens, prp. of componere: see composite

noun

    1. an element or ingredient
    2. any of the main constituent parts, as of a high-fidelity sound system
  1. any of the elements into which a vector quantity, as force or velocity, may be resolved: any vector is the sum of its elements

component Synonyms

component

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component Synonyms

component

n.

element, segment, ingredient; see element 1, part 1. See syn. study at element.

component Usage Examples

Preposition: of

disability: If you or your partner receive the care component of Disability Living Allowance, payable at any rate.

Converse of object

  • teach: There are several implications arising from the increase in taught components: Increases in provision must be fully resourced.
  • install: Windows XP will now install the extra software components that have been selected.
  • comprise: The final year independent research or mapping project also comprises a significant component of the marks on which the final degree class is based.
  • manufacture: The main activity of the company at start up was that of manufacturing timber components for the bed industry.

Adjective modifier

  • essential: We asked him to identify the essential components of a great online business.
  • key: The key components of our degrees allow us to achieve this.
  • vital: A school uniform can also be a vital component of a strong school ethos.
  • integral: It is planned that book reviews become a regular integral component of future issues of the journal.
  • major: William Phillips on page 63 states that the major component of slave trade in the eleventh century were the Vikings.
  • critical: The scanner is a critical component of the NSE's research program.

Modifies a noun

  • commander: The air component commander ensures that the best-suited aircraft are used to fill each role.
  • comp: See Also: add remove public void remove( Component comp ) Removes the specified component from this container.
  • manufacturing: This cuts the component manufacturing cost considerably over traditional older methods of production.

Noun used with modifier

  • mobility: Road Tax Exemption If your child gets the higher rate DLA mobility component you should automatically have been sent an exemption form.
  • alpha: The colormap specifies red, green, blue, and optional alpha components corresponding to each index.
  • color/alpha: Color/alpha components are stored in the components array starting at offset even if the array is allocated by this method.
  • color: All of the arrays specifying the color components must have at least the specified number of entries.
  • blood: The purpose of such a system is to ensure optimal use of blood components by blood group.
  • hardware: Just make sure you have someone experienced at your side if your upgrading your internal hardware components for the first time.