Definition of Component

Noun: component kum'pow-nunt

An abstract part of something
"jealousy was a component of his character";
- constituent, element, factor, ingredient
Something determined in relation to something that includes it
"the smaller component is hard to reach"; "he wanted to feel a component part of something bigger than himself";
- part, portion, component part, constituent
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
"spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system";
- constituent, element
(technical) the magnitude of a vector in a specified basis direction

Adjective: component kum'pow-nunt

Being a part of something, esp. part of the physical structure
- constituent, constitutional, constitutive