component

One entry found for component.

Main Entry: ¹com·po·nent
Pronunciation: k&m-'pO-n&nt, 'käm-", käm-'
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin component-, componens, present participle of componere to put together -- more at COMPOUND
1 : a constituent part : INGREDIENT <an important component of the program> <stereo components>
2 a : any one of the vector terms added to form a vector sum or resultant b : a coordinate of a vector; also : either member of an ordered pair of numbers
synonym see ELEMENT
- com·po·nen·tial /"käm-p&-'nen(t)-sh&l/ adjective