component
nomadjectifattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//kəmˈpəʊ.nənt//
- États-Unis//kəmˈpoʊ.nənt//
- Canada//kəmˈpoʊ.nɪnt//
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
nom
- 1
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.
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.
Lying is a key component of communism.
- 2
A connected subgraph that is not part of any larger connected subgraph.
Étymologie
Borrowed from Latin compōnēns, compōnēntis, present participle of compōnō (“assemble, put together”).
adjectif
- 1
Making up a larger whole.
a component word
- 2
Made up of smaller complete units in combination.
a component stereo
Formes
- pluriel
- components
component · A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
compose · To make something by merging parts.composed · Showing composure.composer · One who composes; an author.