component
See also: componënt
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
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Noun edit
component (plural components)
- A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
- A CPU is a component of a computer.
- 2013 September-October, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist:
- Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis: […] . The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of manganese atoms and a calcium atom.
- 2020 April 17, Yi Yan, “Chinese People Are Victims of the Chinese Communist Party's Lies”, in Minghui[1]:
- Lying is a key component of communism.
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smaller, self-contained part of larger entity
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Adjective edit
component (not comparable)
- Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
- Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
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component
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English component or German Komponente, from Latin compōnēns, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
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Noun edit
component m (plural componenten, diminutive componentje n)
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- → Indonesian: komponen
Latin edit
Verb edit
component
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
- componentă (component)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian componente, German Komponente, from Latin compōnēns.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
component n (plural componente)
Declension edit
Declension of component
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) component | componentul | (niște) componente | componentele |
genitive/dative | (unui) component | componentului | (unor) componente | componentelor |
vocative | componentule | componentelor |
Noun edit
component m (plural componenți, feminine equivalent componentă)
Declension edit
Declension of component
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) component | componentul | (niște) componenți | componenții |
genitive/dative | (unui) component | componentului | (unor) componenți | componenților |
vocative | componentule | componenților |
Adjective edit
component m or n (feminine singular componentă, masculine plural componenți, feminine and neuter plural componente)
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Declension of component
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | component | componentă | componenți | componente | ||
definite | componentul | componenta | componenții | componentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | component | componente | componenți | componente | ||
definite | componentului | componentei | componenților | componentilor |