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Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : kuh m-poh-nuh nt, kom-
Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpoʊ nənt, kɒm-



Definition of component

Origin :
  • 1640s, "constitutional element" (earlier "one of a group of persons," 1560s), from Latin componentem (nominative componens), present participle of componere "to put together" (see composite). As an adjective, from 1660s.
  • adj constituent
  • noun part, element
Example sentences :
  • As his eyes glowed, it resolved itself into its component specks.
  • Extract from : « Invasion » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • At this suggestion the component parts of his nature began a discussion.
  • Extract from : « If You Touch Them They Vanish » by Gouverneur Morris
  • The hyphen is used between the component parts of some compound words.
  • Extract from : « "Stops" » by Paul Allardyce
  • The fleet was an anomaly, and each of its component parts was separately a freak.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
  • The force enters into the mores and becomes a component in them.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • Assumptions are a component of the functioning of sign systems.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • So much for one of the component parts of this singular Oriental “quid.”
  • Extract from : « The Plant Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • Potash is used principally as a component of fertilizers in agriculture.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • The interpenetration of the component parts of my being is too complete.
  • Extract from : « The History of Sir Richard Calmady » by Lucas Malet
  • Before they do, let us stroll through the crowd, and note its component parts.
  • Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid

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