subcomponents

noun

variants or sub-components
plural of subcomponent
as in components

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcomponents
  1. components
  2. segments
  3. sections
  4. elements
  5. portions
  6. fragments
  7. sectors
  8. particles
Noun
  • To achieve this without frying the internal components, Hongqi worked on the fundamental battery chemistry.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • But broken down into single components, the favorite cake layer was yellow, with chocolate at its heels.
    — Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of components
Noun
  • Instead, the government aims to build domestic alternatives in strategic segments representing roughly 20% to 30% of the market, including government cloud services, databases and simpler enterprise systems.
    — Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Catastrophe losses of $518 million were nearly half of last year’s $927 million and reserve development was favorable across all three segments while investment income grew 14% year over year.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of segments
Noun
  • The Georgia Department of Transportation has planned back-to-back closures this weekend and next on different sections of the busy Atlanta interstate, requiring detours and causing significant delays.
    — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • The image above shows pinkish-orange guano staining large sections of some of the Danger Islands, Heroína Island and Beagle Island.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • The introduction of liquid glass has led to larger, more graphical elements that have taken over in terms of clarity and ease of use.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • While Tehran's civilian government is seeking economic relief and sanctions easing, elements within the security establishment may view continued pressure in the strait as an important source of leverage.
    — Emma Graham, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of elements
Noun
  • The city added that the incident was limited to technology supporting portions of its water utility, while drinking water treatment, quality, pressure and delivery were not impacted.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Skies over portions of North and central Georgia are a shade darker Friday because of wildfires that started many miles away in Canada.
    — Alex Nettles, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of portions
Noun
  • Investigators recovered numerous pieces of evidence, including pieces of clothing, fired shell casings, DNA swabs and bullet fragments collected from Cherry’s body, according to the report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • During a walk through the park, CBS News Philadelphia also found scattered screws, metal fragments and broken glass in parts of the lawn.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of fragments
Noun
  • Crews used tactical burns overnight, deliberately consuming vegetation ahead of active sectors to deprive the main fire of fuel.
    — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Grants fund high-risk research and development, support deep-tech innovation, and cushion early-stage ventures in crucial sectors—such as agriculture, clean energy, healthcare, and education—where private capital is often reluctant to go early on.
    — AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sectors
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
  • Collisions among these particles separate positive and negative electric charges within the cloud.
    — Yunyao Li, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of particles
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