Main Entry: ¹com·po·nent

Pronunciation: \kəm-ˈpō-nənt, ˈkäm-ˌ, käm-ˈ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin component-, componens, present participle of componere to put together — more at compound

Date: 1645

1 : a constituent part : ingredient <an important component of the program> <stereo components>
2 a : any one of the vector terms added to form a vector sum or resultant b : a coordinate of a vector; also : either member of an ordered pair of numbers

synonyms see element

— com·po·nen·tial \ˌkäm-pə-ˈnen(t)-shəl\ adjective