multicomponent

adjective

mul·​ti·​com·​po·​nent ˌməl-tē-kəm-ˈpō-nənt 

-ˈkäm-ˌpō-, 

-käm-ˈpō-

: having, involving, or consisting of two or more components

a multicomponent stereo system

… could be accomplished only if the designers began a process of multicomponent redesign, which meant simultaneously redesigning the streetcars' motors, their brakes, their wheels, their trucks (the frames holding the wheels), and their seats.

—Tony Hiss

A new study … found that multilevel, multicomponent interventions were best at helping patients control their hypertension.

—Faith Dawson

Examples of multicomponent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, asynchronous crystallization remains one of the biggest challenges in multicomponent perovskite films. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for multicomponent

• component
• deponent
• exponent
• opponent
• proponent
• ponent