component

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an abstract part of something

   Jealousy was a core component of my cousin's character.

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   adj

   Making up a larger whole.

   a component word

4. 4
   adj

   Made up of smaller complete units in combination.

   a component stereo

5. 5
   noun

   an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up

6. 6
   noun

   something determined in relation to something that includes it

7. 7
   noun

   A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.

Etymology

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