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com·po·nent
I. \kəmˈpōnənt, ˈkämˌp-, kämˈp-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin component-, componens
1. : a constituent part : ingredient
< the various components of an electric motor >
< the essential components of Kantian philosophy >
2. physics : any one of the vector terms added to form a given vector sum or resultant
3. : an ingredient of a chemical system the concentration of which in the different phases is capable of independent variation
< copper and zinc are the components of brass >
— see phase rule
4. : either of the sequences defining an alphabet in cryptography — see alphabet 1j
5. : the smallest unit of classification in the Midwestern system for American archaeology constituting a single complex of traits found in one site or level — see focus; compare aspect, pattern, phase
Synonyms: see element
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin component-, componens, present participle of componere to put together — more at compound
: serving or helping to constitute : constituent
< component parts >
< component elements >
< two component republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — Vera M. Dean >
III. noun
: a coordinate of a vector ; also : either member of an ordered pair of numbers |