component.
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
Meaning & usage
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
A CPU is a component of a computer.
A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
Making up a larger whole.
a component word
Made up of smaller complete units in combination.
a component stereo
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
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