subcomponent
noun
sub·com·po·nent
ˌsəb-kəm-ˈpō-nənt 
-ˈkäm-ˌpō-,
-käm-ˈpō-
variants
or sub-component
plural subcomponents or sub-components
: a component that is part of a larger component
But what does a contractor actually have to do to assure its representations are correct? It has to know when the thing was developed and who paid for it; and it must know the answer to those questions at the lowest segregable component level—meaning subcomponents for hardware and subroutines for software.—
W. Jay DeVecchio
W. Jay DeVecchioWhen a violinist bows a string to make a high C note, the sound actually contains many individual subcomponents called harmonics.—Dragan Huterer
Dragan HutererExamples of subcomponent in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
None of the nine subcomponents of Valley National Bank’s $28.2 billion commercial real estate portfolio account for more than 25% of it.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Office real estate is among the bank’s smaller commercial real estate subcomponents.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Like the more seriously troubled KC-46 Pegasus tanker, the T-7 is a Boeing project that initially seemed like a slam dunk, but has accumulated significant costs and delays due to unanticipated problems with subcomponents.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023
Morale plummeted in certain subcomponents such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
The almost two-ton engine is assembled in a factory in Middletown, Connecticut, with some subcomponent built in Canada and Poland.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2023
If a subcomponent fails, redundant components take over its task without causing a loss of service.
—Jan Webering, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
In addition to job openings, the quits rate (a subcomponent of JOLTS data) has eased from a high of 3% one year ago to 2.6% last month.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Office real estate is among the bank’s smaller commercial real estate subcomponents.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Like the more seriously troubled KC-46 Pegasus tanker, the T-7 is a Boeing project that initially seemed like a slam dunk, but has accumulated significant costs and delays due to unanticipated problems with subcomponents.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2023
Morale plummeted in certain subcomponents such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
—Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
The almost two-ton engine is assembled in a factory in Middletown, Connecticut, with some subcomponent built in Canada and Poland.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2023
If a subcomponent fails, redundant components take over its task without causing a loss of service.
—Jan Webering, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021
In addition to job openings, the quits rate (a subcomponent of JOLTS data) has eased from a high of 3% one year ago to 2.6% last month.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
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“Subcomponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcomponent. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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