Definition of component
1 : a constituent part : ingredient an important component of the program stereo components
2a : any one of the vector terms added to form a vector sum or resultantb : a coordinate of a vector; also : either member of an ordered pair of numbers
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Examples of component in a Sentence
the components of an electric circuit
He sells spare computer components.
The interview is a key component in the hiring process.
Hard work has been a major component of his success.
Recent Examples of component from the Web
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This hijacks a cell’s protein-making machinery, causing it to turn out components for new viruses.
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The most public components of Donald Trump’s nativist agenda are also, somewhat reassuringly, the most symbolic.
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Those funds, the U.S. believes, were in turn used to finance the purchase of key dual-use components for Kim’s nuclear and missile program.
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The fact that even the digital natives might fall prey to fake news sites suggests that perhaps media literacy should become a component of curriculums, including in college.
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The industry provides 25,000 jobs in Texas, from technicians who maintain turbines to factory workers who build components.
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But the county agreed to delay enforcement for a year before joining Miami Beach, Key Biscayne and other cities in banning the generic component of Styrofoam, polystyrene.
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Takata is trying to get support from major car makers to support efforts to save the auto-components business, and in the meantime expects to sell itself to Key Safety Systems Inc. for $1.6 billion.
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But grants are fragile components of a piecemeal funding ecosystem.
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Origin and Etymology of component
Latin component-, componens, present participle of componere to put together — more at compound
Synonym Discussion of component
component
Definition of component
1 : serving or helping to constitute : constituent component parts
2 of a video signal : split into multiple channels each carrying one particular set of data (such as one channel for black and white and one for color) component input — compare 1composite 4
Examples of component in a Sentence
the component parts of a machine
Origin and Etymology of component
see 1component
COMPONENT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of component for English Language Learners
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: one of the parts of something (such as a system or mixture) : an important piece of something
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Definition of component for English Language Learners
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: helping to make up the whole of something (such as a system or a mixture) : forming or being a part of something
COMPONENT Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of component for Students
: one of the parts or units of a combination, mixture, or system
Medical Dictionary
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playMedical Definition of component
: a constituent part the exocrine and endocrine components of the pancreas
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