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   Com·po·nent

   /kəmˈpōnənt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle: "stereo components"
   • ▪ each of two or more forces, velocities, or other vectors acting in different directions which are together equivalent to a given vector: "he resolved the motion into horizontal and vertical components"

   adjective

   • 1. constituting part of a larger whole; constituent: "light passed through a prism breaks up into its component colors"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin component- ‘putting together’, from the verb componere, from com- ‘together’ + ponere ‘put’. Compare with compound1.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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