component
UK /kəmˈpəʊnənt/ US /kəmˈpoʊnənt/
noun 2adj 2
Definitions
noun
1
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
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.
2
A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
adj
1
Making up a larger whole.
a component word
2
Made up of smaller complete units in combination.
a component stereo
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