Component
Pronunciation : Com*po"nent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. componens, p. pr. of componere. See Compound, v. t.]
Definition : Defn: Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent. The component parts of natural bodies. Sir I. Newton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Com*po"nent
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A constituent part; an ingredient. Component of force (Mech.), a force which, acting conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces into which a single force may be resolved.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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