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Food is a necessary component to life. People can live without Renoir, Mozart, Gaudi, Beckett, but they cannot live without food.
Grant Achatz

Meaning of "component" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMPONENT

From Latin compōnere to put together, from pōnere to place, put.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPONENT

component  [kəmˈpəʊnənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPONENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Component can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COMPONENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of component in the English dictionary

The first definition of component in the dictionary is a constituent part or aspect of something more complex. Other definition of component is Also called: element. any electrical device, such as a resistor, that has distinct electrical characteristics and that may be connected to other electrical devices to form a circuit. Component is also one of a set of two or more vectors whose resultant is a given vector.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPONENT


antiozonant
ˌæntɪˈəʊzəʊnənt
bicomponent
ˌbaɪkəmˈpəʊnənt
continent
ˈkɒntɪnənt
deponent
dɪˈpəʊnənt
dominant
ˈdɒmɪnənt
exponent
ɪkˈspəʊnənt
imponent
ɪmˈpəʊnənt
microcomponent
ˌmaɪkrəʊkəmˈpəʊnənt
multicomponent
ˌmʌltɪkəmˈpəʊnənt
opponent
əˈpəʊnənt
permanent
ˈpɜːmənənt
ponent
ˈpəʊnənt
pregnant
ˈprɛɡnənt
prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt
proponent
prəˈpəʊnənt
semideponent
ˌsɛmɪdɪˈpəʊnənt
sonant
ˈsəʊnənt
subcomponent
ˌsʌbkəmˈpəʊnənt
tenant
ˈtɛnənt
tonant
ˈtəʊnənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPONENT

compo
componency
componental
componential
compony
comport
comportance
comportment
compos mentis
compose
composed
composedly
composedness
composer
composing room
composing stick
composite
composite colour signal
composite motion
composite number

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPONENT

abstinent
anent
base component
Dark Continent
eminent
immanent
imminent
impermanent
impertinent
incontinent
pertinent
pre-eminent
profile component
remanent
semipermanent
subcontinent
supercontinent
the Continent
the Dark Continent
transformational component

Synonyms and antonyms of component in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMPONENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «component» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of component

Translation of «component» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPONENT

Find out the translation of component to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of component from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «component» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

组成的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

componente
570 millions of speakers

English

component
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घटक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُكَوِّنَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

составляющий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

componente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপাদান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

composant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Komponen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Teil-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

構成している
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구성하고 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Komponen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hợp thành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घटक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bileşen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

componente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

składowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

складовий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

component
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συστατικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

komponent
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

del-
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

del-
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of component

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPONENT»

The term «component» is very widely used and occupies the 4.037 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPONENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «component» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «component» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about component

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMPONENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word component.
1
Grant Achatz
Food is a necessary component to life. People can live without Renoir, Mozart, Gaudi, Beckett, but they cannot live without food.
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Alvin Adams
My view is different. Public relations are a key component of any operation in this day of instant communications and rightly inquisitive citizens.
3
Brian Aldiss
I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.
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Chris Van Allsburg
I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.
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Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned
Qatar is giving 2.8% of our GDP to research. This is something again that is a breakthrough, as nobody was even thinking of research as a tool or component for advancement in this part of the world.
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Joe Baca
Head Start's ability to improve the educational skills and opportunities of Latino children will be an important component of America's future success.
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Maria Bartiromo
Oil is a very important component of economic growth.
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Peter Berg
I did not want 'Battleship' to be perceived as an American war film. I wanted to do everything I could to make the film accessible to a global audience. It felt like bringing an alien component to the film would help take the American jingoism out of it.
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Norman Borlaug
Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.
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Deborah Bull
It's not about weight, it's about fitness, and one component of being fit is to have relatively low body fat, because fat is not very efficient, whereas muscle is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPONENT»

Discover the use of component in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to component and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Component-Oriented Programming
Readers learn how to: Develop reusable software components Build a software system of pre-built software components Design and implement a component-based software system using various programming-centered approaches Throughout the text, ...
Andy Ju An Wang, Kai Qian, 2005
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Independent Component Analysis
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive introduction to this new technique complete with the fundamental mathematical background needed to understand and utilize it.
Aapo Hyvärinen, Juha Karhunen, Erkki Oja, 2004
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Sun Certified Web Component Developer Study Guide Exam ...
An integrated study system based on proven instructional methodology, this book and CD package shows you not only what--but how--to study for the SCWCD exam.
David Bridgewater, 2005
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Independent Component Analysis: A Tutorial Introduction
A tutorial-style introduction to a class of methods for extracting independent signals from a mixture of signals originating from different physical sources; includes MatLab computer code examples.
James V. Stone, 2004
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Component-Based Software Testing with UML
The book describes a method for developing the testing of components in parallel with their functionality based on models.
Hans-Gerhard Gross, 2005
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Principal Component Neural Networks: Theory and Applications
In addition, it provides basic review material in mathematics and neurobiology. This book presents neural models originating from both the Hebbian learning rule and least squares learning rules, such as back-propagation.
Konstantinos I. Diamantaras, Sun Yuan Kung, 1996
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Testing and Quality Assurance for Component-based Software
The book discusses the very latest advances in component-based testing and quality assurance in an accessible tutorial format, making the material easy to comprehend and benefit from no matter what your professional level.
Jerry Gao, H.-S. J. Tsao, Ye Wu, 2003
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The Ethical Component of Nursing Education: Integrating ...
This unique text uses hands-on examples and learning exercises to help you apply critical ethical principles to specific nursing challenges while addressing a range of patient populations and settings.
Marcia Sue DeWolf Bosek, Teresa A. Savage, 2007
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Machinery Component Maintenance and Repair
Extending the life of existing machinery is the name of the game in the process industries, not designing new machinery. This series by Bloch and Geitner was the first and is still the best, most comprehensive source for doing just that.
Heinz P. Bloch, Fred K. Geitner, 2004
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Understanding SCA (Service Component Architecture)
In Understanding SCA (Service Component Architecture), two leading experts offer the first complete and independent guide to SCA.
Jim Marino, Michael Rowley, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPONENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term component is used in the context of the following news items.
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Morningstar Larger Than S&P 500 Component Diamond Offshore …
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Morningstar Inc (Symbol: MORN) was identified as ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
2
Steel Dynamics Larger Than S&P 500 Component Assurant
Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Tesla Motors Larger Than S&P 500 Component Delta Air Lines
Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
4
Protective component maker Thinking June, 2Q15 revenues hit new …
The protective component supplier is expected to enjoy steady growth in orders for LED-related applications during 2015, according to market ... «Digitimes, Jul 15»
5
High Strength One-Component Epoxy EP13SPND-2
As a single component system, this product is easy to handle and does not require mixing prior to use. It also has an unlimited working life at ... «IEN Europe, Jul 15»
6
Belarus viewed as organic component of economic cooperation in …
MINSK, 7 July (BelTA) – Belarus can and is ready to organically contribute to economic cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ... «Belarus News, Jul 15»
7
Telehealth Market by Component, Software, Services, End User …
Based on component, the services segment is expected to be the largest ... However, the software segment will be fastest-growing component ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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Sprint Larger Than S&P 500 Component Amphenol
Market capitalization is an important data point for investors to keep an eye on, for various reasons. The most basic reason is that it gives a true ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
9
Aspen Insurance Holdings Larger Than S&P 500 Component
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd (Symbol: AHL) was ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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Component Repair Highlights (July)
For a complete list engine component/parts repairs, download the GE component repair catalog via the new myGEAviation.com customer web ... «Aviation Week, Jul 15»

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