transcription, транскрипция: [ kəmˈpəunənt ]
n. & adj. --n. 1 a part of a larger whole, esp. part of a motor vehicle. 2 Math. one of two or more vectors equivalent to a given vector. --adj. being part of a larger whole (assembled the component parts). øøcomponential adj. [L componere component- (as COM-, ponere put)]