Component — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abstract part of something

something determined in relation to something that includes it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌlmd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪsθɪɹˌɔɪdɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪsθɪɹˌɔɪdɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌlmd/.

Examples

jealousy was a component of his character
two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
the grammatical elements of a sentence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

component part element constituent factor ingredient portion part

Parts of Speech

noun	an abstract part of something “jealousy was a component of his character”
noun	something determined in relation to something that includes it “he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself”
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 “spare components for cars”

Word Forms

compose	verb	form the substance of
factorize	verb	resolve (a polynomial) into factors
partial	adjective	being or affecting only a part; not total
constitute	verb	to compose or represent:
elementary	adjective	of or being the essential or basic part

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Komponente

ein abstrakter Teil von etwas

🇫🇷French

composant

une partie abstraite de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

componente

una parte abstracta de algo

🇮🇹Italian

componente

una parte astratta di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

bestanddeel

een abstract onderdeel van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

componente

uma parte abstrata de algo

🇷🇺Russian

компонент

абстрактная часть чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवयव

किसी चीज़ का एक अमूर्त भाग

🇧🇩Bengali

উপাদান

কোনো কিছুর একটি বিমূর্ত অংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

கூறு

ஏதோ ஒரு சுருக்கமான பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

భాగం

ఏదో ఒక నైరూప్య భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

घटक

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा अमूर्त भाग

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટક

કોઈ વસ્તુનો અમૂર્ત ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘಟಕ

ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಅಮೂರ್ತ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഘടകം

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഒരു അമൂർത്ത ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਪੋਨੈਂਟ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جزو

کسی چیز کا خلاصہ حصہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

成分

某物的抽象部分

🇯🇵Japanese

成分

何かの抽象的な部分

🇰🇷Korean

요소

어떤 것의 추상적인 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thành phần

một phần trừu tượng của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนประกอบ

ส่วนที่เป็นนามธรรมของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

komponen

bagian abstrak dari sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

sangkap

isang abstract na bahagi ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

komponen

bahagian abstrak sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنصر

جزء مجردة من شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

جزء

بخشی انتزاعی از چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

bileşen

bir şeyin soyut kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

רְכִיב

חלק מופשט של משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'component'?

The primary meaning of 'component' is 'an abstract part of something'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'component' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'component' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'component' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'component' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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