| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | com·po·nent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k m-p  nnt |
| NOUN: | 1. A constituent element, as of a system. See synonyms at element. 2. A part of a mechanical or electrical complex. 3. Mathematics One of a set of two or more vectors having a sum equal to a given vector. 4. Any of the minimum number of substances required to specify completely the composition of all phases of a chemical system. | | ADJECTIVE: | Being or functioning as a constituent or an ingredient. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin compn ns, compnent-, present participle of compnere, to put together : com-, com- + pnere, to put; see apo- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | com po·nential (k mp-n nshl) —ADJECTIVE
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