n.
Pronunciation: k ə m- ' p ō -n ə nt, ' käm- ˌ , käm- '
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin component-, componens, present participle of componere to put together ― more at COMPOUND
Date: 1645
1 : a constituent part : INGREDIENT <an important component of the program> <stereo component s >
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
synonyms see ELEMENT
– com · po · nen · tial \ ˌ käm-p ə - ' nen(t)-sh ə l \ adjective