/
kəmˈpəʊnənt/
n.
- a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle.
- Physics each of two or more forces, velocities, or other vectors acting in different directions which are together equivalent to a given vector.
adj.
constituting part of a larger whole; constituent.
Derivative
- componentize
or componentise v.
Etymology
C17: from L. component-, componere ‘put together’; cf. compound1.
