Component

n. ingredient, single piece which forms part of a larger whole; part, constituent

Component may refer to:Electronic components, the constituents of electronic circuits.Component ingredient, the main ingredient in a dish.Component video, a type of analog video information that is transmitted or stored as two or more separate signalsSymmetrical components, in electrical engineering, analysis of unbalanced three phase power systemsSoftware componentry, a field of study within software engineering dealing with object-oriented designComponent (thermodynamics), a chemically distinct constituent of a phase of a systemComponent (VTA), a light-rail station in San Jose, CaliforniaLumped component, a model of spatially distributed systems
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Noun
1. an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
(synonym) constituent, element, factor, ingredient
(hypernym) part, section, division
(hyponym) point
(derivation) compose
2. something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"
(synonym) part, portion, component part
(hypernym) relation
(hyponym) language unit, linguistic unit
(part-holonym) meronymy, part to whole relation
3. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
(synonym) constituent, element
(hypernym) part, portion
(hyponym) accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on

n. component, ingredient, single piece which forms part of a larger whole; part, constituent

(v. t.)
Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.
  

(n.)
A constituent part; an ingredient.