subcomponentn.
/ˈsʌbkəmˌpəʊnənt/, U.S. /ˈsəbkəmˌpoʊnənt/ A subordinate or minor component; an element or part of a component.
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1850 F. Fauvel-Gouraud Pract. Cosmophonography 73/2 Two radical bases, named Articulations and Sounds, which, by their natural sub-divisions, are resolved into divers shades of sub-component elements.]
1854 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos. & Astron. (new ed.) II. xix. 540 The element Pr may be replaced by the two sub-components, Pv..and Pc.
1965 N. Chomsky Aspects Theory Syntax i. 17 The syntactic component of a generative grammar contains a transformational subcomponent.
1998 Automotive Engineer June 7/3 This..will house newly developed world-leading equipment for testing subcomponents and systems.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1854- headings
- headish
- headkercher
- headkerchief
- headknot
- headlamp
- headlamps
- headland
- headlands
- headledge
- headless
- headless chicken
- headless cross
- headless horse
- headless horseman
- headlesshood
- headlessness
- headlessnesses
- headlet
- headlight
- headlight beam
- headlight bulb
- headlight glare
- headlight lamp
- headlights