Dictionary Entry
component
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/kʌmˈpoʊnənt/Word FrequencyCommon (5.21)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
In a Sentence
“A CPU is a component of a computer.”
Published Usage Examples
“And just so you know, we insisted that the vitamin component is OPTIONAL for all winners.”
“The graphic is an attempt to show that scanagent is the 'orchestration' my term component - meaning it leads the process but has to pull in other pieces to help out along the way.”
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Origin
From Latin 'componere', meaning 'to put together'.
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Poetry examples for “component”
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