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com·po·nent / kəmˈpōnənt/ • n. a part or element of a larger whole, esp. a part of a machine or vehicle: stereo components. ∎  Physics each of two or more forces, velocities, or other vectors acting in different directions that are together equivalent to a given vector.• adj. constituting part of a larger whole; constituent.

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component composing, constituent; also sb. XVII. — L. componēns, -ent-, prp. of compōnere COMPOUND; see -ENT.

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