component

Speech parts

1. component - Noun

2. component - Adjective

3. component - Verb

Meaning

Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

A constituent part; an ingredient.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

element factor portion constituent ingredient part component part particular section unit piece item module building block pixel
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Antonyms

mass complex list whole combination minor
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Hypernyms

division section portion relation part

Hyponyms

reed crystal pixel point addition level

Phrases with the word

component of a theory basic component individual component natural gas component mechanical component separate component

Examples

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness. Abraham Maslow

Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. Norman Borlaug

No problem exists in isolation, one must first reduce it to its basic components, then tackle each component in turn. John le Carré

In a logically perfect language, there will be one word and no more for every simple object, and everything that is not simple will be expressed by a combination of words, by a combination derived, of course, from the words for the simple things that enter in, one word for each simple component. Bertrand Russell

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization. Shirin Ebadi

All motion consists of two components. One component serves inwardness (internalisation) and the other outwardness (dispersion). Both preconditions for motion regulate the eternal flow of metamorphosis (panta Rhei). Viktor Schauberger

Close letter words and terms

compone componence componency component curve component house component of a theory