subcomponent

noun

Definition of subcomponentnext
as in component

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Recent Examples of subcomponent The most common flaw was the poor quality of electronic subcomponents, specifically circuits. — Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2025 As Beijing tightens trade restrictions on exporting drones, many drone manufacturers are now working quickly to try to find ways to build drone subcomponents onshore themselves. — Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The bill also includes strict provisions excluding projects that use any Chinese components, minerals or subcomponents for projects that start construction after the end of this year. — Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025 One problem the team already encountered has to do with the machine’s ability to create an electric field to manipulate the positively and negatively charged subcomponents of antihydrogen to combine (with the help of a laser) within the detector. — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for subcomponent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcomponent
  1. component
  2. section
  3. portion
  4. segment
  5. sector
  6. particle
  7. fragment
  8. element
Noun
  • The Producer Price Index chart semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing industry looks like a hockey stick.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • And People Will Value Your Authenticity Demonstrating strong leadership is an obvious component of thought leadership.
    — Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of component
Noun
  • Whether driven by admiration or nostalgia for his first spell, the club’s fans flooded the comments section welcoming back their hero.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • All of these tariffs are being instituted using a variety of different statutes, known by three-digit numbers - 122, 338, 232, 301 - for the sections of laws being invoked.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 24 July 2026
Definition of section
Noun
  • With a spotlight on youth sports nationwide, many young athletes forge their identity around sports and dedicate a large portion of their free time to improvement.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • While the details have not been made public, the deal negotiated by Morales and Webb reportedly would have allowed PortMiami to pay a portion of the acquisition price over a decade or more.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
Definition of portion
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  • Another key segment is military and defense uniforms that feature smart camouflage, heat regulation and real-time vital monitoring for soldiers in rugged environments.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
  • These higher-margin verticals are housed in the company's largest segment, FedEx Express, which accounted for roughly 86% of total revenue during the company's fiscal 2026 fourth quarter , which ended May 31 and was reported in late June.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of segment
Noun
  • The Mexican livestock sector estimates that the suspension led to multimillion dollar losses.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • The local manufacturing requirement is intended to strengthen Greece’s domestic defence sector while reducing dependence on foreign suppliers over the long term.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
Definition of sector
Noun
  • Giant fans at the air bases would blow the pale particles around, Jack said, putting him directly in the path of the chemical.
    — Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • These particles act as seeds on which water vapor condenses to form cloud droplets.
    — Yunyao Li, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of particle
Noun
  • Some critics worry that expanding certificates will reduce higher education to workforce training or fragment learning into disconnected pieces.
    — David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Peptides—the tiny protein fragments that users inject to try to speed up recovery, boost energy, or slow aging—are all the rage.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of fragment
Noun
  • Magnesium, on the other hand, shows much more potential, with the same quantity of water containing 2,980 kg (6,570 lb) of the element, roughly the weight of a 2024 Ford F-250 Super Duty Cargo Truck … so, a lot.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 July 2026
  • There’s the Targaryen element, but there’s the Hightower in him as well.
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Definition of element

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“Subcomponent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcomponent. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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