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See also: componënt
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
Pronunciation
Noun
component (plural components)
- 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.
- 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
- Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: […] . The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
- (graph theory) A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
Derived terms
- bicomponent
- biocomponent
- componence
- componental
- componented
- componential
- componentization
- componentize
- componentless
- component-oriented
- componentry
- component video
- componentwise
- connected component
- discrete component
- eigencomponent
- Fatou component
- hemocomponent
- intercomponent
- intracomponent
- macrocomponent
- microcomponent
- monocomponent
- multicomponent
- multi-component
- nanocomponent
- per-component
- phytocomponent
- recognized component
- Reeb component
- spatial component
- strongly connected component
- subcomponent
- tricomponent
- unicomponent
Translations
smaller, self-contained part of larger entity
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Adjective
component (not comparable)
- Making up a larger whole.
- a component word
- Made up of smaller complete units in combination.
- a component stereo
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
component
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English component or German Komponente, from Latin compōnēns, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
Pronunciation
Noun
component m (plural componenten, diminutive componentje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- tweecomponentenlijm
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: komponen
Latin
Verb
component
Romanian
Alternative forms
- componentă — component
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian componente, German Komponente, from Latin compōnēns.
Pronunciation
Noun
component n (plural componente)
Declension
Noun
component m (plural componenți, feminine equivalent componentă)
Declension
Adjective
component m or n (feminine singular componentă, masculine plural componenți, feminine and neuter plural componente)
Declension
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