com|po|nent

com|po|nent
com|po|nent «kuhm POH nuhnt», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a necessary or essential part; one of the parts that make up a whole: »

A chemist can separate a medicine into its components.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under element. (Cf.element)
2. Physics. one of the parts of a force, velocity, etc., out of which the whole may be compounded or into which it may be resolved.
–adj.
that composes; constituent: »

Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.

[< Latin compōnēns, -entis, present participle of compōnere compose]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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