component

Meanings

Plural: components

Noun

• an abstract part of something
  • "jealousy was a component of his character"
• something determined in relation to something that includes it
  • "the smaller component is hard to reach"
• an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
  • "spare components for cars"
  • "a component or constituent element of a system"
• A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
• A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.

Adj

• Making up a larger whole.
• Made up of smaller complete units in combination.

Synonyms

component part, constituent, element, factor, ingredient, part, portion