component

B2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /kəmˈpoʊnənt/ UK /kəmˈpəʊnənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #12878

Meanings

1

noun
One of the parts that make up a larger machine, system, or whole.

A CPU is a key component of a computer.
2

noun
One of the qualities or factors that make up something abstract.

Trust is an essential component of any good relationship.
3

adj
Forming one of the parts of a larger whole.

The teacher explained the component parts of a healthy diet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one of the parts that make... constituent element part

2 noun · one of the qualities or... factor ingredient element

Word family

Forms components

Derived forms bicomponentbiocomponentcomponencecomponent-orientedcomponentalcomponentedcomponentialcomponentisecomponentizationcomponentizecomponentlesscomponentry

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Phrases (1)

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component part
one of the pieces or elements that together make up a whole

Noun + noun

Etymology

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

Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction

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# component

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /kəmˈpoʊnənt/
**IPA (UK):** /kəmˈpəʊnənt/
**Frequency rank:** 12878

## Meanings
1. One of the parts that make up a larger machine, system, or whole.
2. One of the qualities or factors that make up something abstract.
3. Forming one of the parts of a larger whole.

## Examples
- A CPU is a key component of a computer.
- Trust is an essential component of any good relationship.
- The teacher explained the component parts of a healthy diet.

## Derived Forms
- bicomponent
- biocomponent
- componence
- component-oriented
- componental
- componented
- componential
- componentise
- componentization
- componentize
- componentless
- componentry

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

## AI Etymology
component is a noun and adjective. It was borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”). Current senses include one of the parts that make up a larger machine, system, or whole, one of the qualities or factors that make up something abstract, and forming one of the parts of a larger whole. Derived forms include bicomponent, biocomponent, componence, component-oriented, and componental.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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