Definition: 1. An abstract part of something. 2. Something determined in relation to something that includes it. 3. An artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system.
Use 'component' in a sentence:
1. Though it may give some benefit to the poor, its key component is the elimination of tax on dividends.
2. One of the most important reactions involving chloroanilines is binding of soil components.
3. Using ultraviolet light, we can see the spectral signature of each component part of the pigment.
4. Gorbachev failed to keep the component parts of the Soviet Union together.
5. Sternberg argues that this is a required component of a love relationship.
6. The quantities ba β are the covariant components of a plane tensor, called the curvature tensor of the surface.
7. The knowledge we have about the object constitutes the cognitive component of an attitude.
8. They're all groaning about soaring health budgets, the fastest-growing component of which are pharmaceutical costs.
9. The answer depends on which component happens to be stronger.
10. Attitudes have a behavioral component.
11. Once you create a component, you cannot reorganize it into sub-components.
12. This system consists of various components.
13. The specialization of mathematic teachers is crucial component of the process.
14. Today's announcement is another important step forward in improving access to a quality education, a component of President Obama's year of action.
15. Finally, attitudes have a behavioral component.
16. He argues that tooth crowns and roots have a high genetic component, minimally affected by environmental and other factors.
17. There is a drive both to standardise components and to reduce the number of models on offer.
18. Today's announcement is another important step forward in improving access to quality education, a component of President Obama's year of action.
19. It could also be broken down into its component parts—oxygen and hydrogen.
20. There are many components to the machine.
21. In the end, sharing data, software and materials with colleagues can help an early-career researcher to gain recognition—a crucial component of success.
22. These characteristics make spartina a valuable component of the estuaries where it occurs naturally.
23. This factory makes electronic components.
24. Most of the earthly component would have been in the form of melted or vaporized matter.
25. The different components all have to interface smoothly.
26. Polish workers will now be making component parts for Boeing 757s.
27. Epigenetic processes are chemical reactions tied to neither nature nor nurture but representing what researchers have called a "third component".
28. They sent me all the way to Brighton to buy some special component, but it turned out to be a fool's errand because they are out of stock.
29. He theorizes that it is the emotional component of these intangible prizes that make them effective.
30. There is an infinite number of harmonic-frequency components.
31. He is making the unarguable point that our desires and preferences have a social component.
32. The physical entity which these components represent is not as easily visualised as a vector.
33. That said, curiosity does have a genetic component.
34. Sharpening judgment by absorbing and reflecting on law is a desirable component of a journalist's intellectual preparation for his or her career.
35. These feelings highlight the affective or emotional component; they are an important ingredient in attitudes.
36. In his acceptance speech, Borlaug said, "the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind."
37. Diamonds, an occasional component of rare igneous rocks called lamproites and kimberlites, have never been dated satisfactorily.
38. The components are readily available in hardware shops.
39. Construct a set of rectangular axes and resolve any inclined forces into rectangular components.
40. If you are at home trying to decide where to go for dinner, however, the knowledge component may prevail, and you decide to go where you can eat a healthier meal.
41. They were automotive component suppliers to motor manufacturers.
42. Wallerstein's work can be separated into three main component themes.
43. Three values of nonparallel boundary stress components can be derived from considerations of equilibrium of the plate.
44. Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon.
45. Bolt the components together.
46. The menu is all-important. Every component of every meal should create contrasts.
47. The management plan has four main components.
48. Trust is a vital component in any relationship.
49. A complex engine has many separate components, each performing a different function.
50. In integrated optics, these components include light sources, modulators and detectors.
51. Vertical integration is the other key component in the rise of the Hollywood studio system.
52. Each component is carefully checked before assembly.
53. Only galaxies with a spherical bulge—like component appear to accommodate supermassive black holes.
54. Proteins are biological macromolecules that are an essential component of organisms and participate in every process within cells.
