component
/kəmˈpoʊnənt/
UK: /kəmˈpəʊnənt/
component
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Definition
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
Example Sentences
- "A CPU is a component of a computer."
- "Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom."
- "Lying is a key component of communism."
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