COMPONENT

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : constituent , element

  One of the machine's constituents was damaged. -added by naila_inlas

  He provides spare components for cars. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : constituent , element , factor , ingredient

• (noun) 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", "the animal constituent of plankton"

  synonyms : component part , constituent , part , portion

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