component

com·po·nent (kəm pō′nənt)

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
any of the elements into which a vector quantity, as force or velocity, may be resolved: any vector is the sum of its elements

modif.

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.

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