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component
/kəmˈpəʊnənt/
noun
1 A part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle.
1.1
Each of two or more forces, velocities, or other vectors acting in
different directions which are together equivalent to a given vector.
adjective
attributive - Constituting part of a larger whole; constituent.
Origin
Mid
17th century: from Latin component- ‘putting together’, from the verb
componere, from com- ‘together’ + ponere ‘put’. Compare with compound.
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