component
//kəmˈpəʊ.nənt//
formalForms
- Plural
- components
Definitions
1.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.
- Lying is a key component of communism.
2.A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
1.Making up a larger whole.
2.Made up of smaller complete units in combination.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1921
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).