component

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an abstract part of something
noun something determined in relation to something that includes it
noun 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

Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).

The components of justice flatter few men! — Paul Clifford — Complete, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Compare position, post, depose, impose, component, composition, repose. — Stories from Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore
The marquetry had resolved itself into its component parts. — The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English, Unknown

constituent, element, factor, ingredient

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