noun
adj
Freq #12878
Meanings
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1
noun
One of the parts that make up a larger machine, system, or whole.
A CPU is a key component of a computer.
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2
noun
One of the qualities or factors that make up something abstract.
Trust is an essential component of any good relationship.
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3
adj
Forming one of the parts of a larger whole.
The teacher explained the component parts of a healthy diet.
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Word family
Forms
components
Derived forms
bicomponentbiocomponentcomponencecomponent-orientedcomponentalcomponentedcomponentialcomponentisecomponentizationcomponentizecomponentlesscomponentry
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).