Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient (an abstract part of something) "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
S: (n) component, constituent, element (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) "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
S: (n) computer accessory (an accessory for a computer) "when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive"
S: (n) fitting (a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system)
S: (n) gas fitting (the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building)
S: (n) reducer (pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter)
S: (n) receptacle (an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert)
S: (n) outlet box ((electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system)
S: (n) slot, expansion slot ((computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board) "the PC had three slots for additional memory"
S: (n) socket (a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted)
S: (n) fixings, trimmings (the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)) "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"
S: (n) addition, add-on, improver (a component that is added to something to improve it) "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
S: (n) additive (something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine)
S: (n) adjuvant (an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment)
S: (n) flash memory (nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew)
S: (n) magnetic bubble memory (a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate; no longer used in most computers)
S: (n) CD-ROM, compact disc read-only memory (a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user)
S: (n) scratchpad ((computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information)
S: (n) virtual memory, virtual storage ((computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses)
S: (n) random-access memory, random access memory, random memory, RAM, read/write memory (the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible)
S: (n) magnetic core memory, core memory ((computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories)
S: (n) scheduler (computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order)
S: (n) sequencer (computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence)
S: (n) upgrade (hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did)
S: (n) heating element (the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat)
S: (n) bar (a heating element in an electric fire) "an electric fire with three bars"
S: (n) burner (the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking) "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"
S: (n) immersion heater (a heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank))
S: (n) admixture, intermixture (an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base) "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand"
S: (n) base (the principal ingredient of a mixture) "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base"
S: (n) input (a component of production; something that goes into the production of output)
S: (n) landside (component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard)
S: (n) making ((usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something) "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake"
S: (n) module (a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components)
S: (n) cartridge (a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment) "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck"
S: (n) pixel, pel, picture element ((computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)) "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution"
S: (n) retrofit (a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured)
S: (n) chemical element, element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
S: (n) metallic element, metal (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
S: (n) nonmetal (a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties)
S: (n) transactinide (any of the artificially produced elements with atomic numbers greater than 103)
S: (n) argon, Ar, atomic number 18 (a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere)
S: (n) arsenic, As, atomic number 33 (a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar)
S: (n) astatine, At, atomic number 85 (a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium)
S: (n) boron, B, atomic number 5 (a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder)
S: (n) bromine, Br, atomic number 35 (a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water)
S: (n) carbon, C, atomic number 6 (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)
S: (n) chlorine, Cl, atomic number 17 (a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water))
S: (n) fluorine, F, atomic number 9 (a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite)
S: (n) germanium, Ge, atomic number 32 (a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite)
S: (n) helium, He, atomic number 2 (a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas))
S: (n) hydrogen, H, atomic number 1 (a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe)
S: (n) iodine, iodin, I, atomic number 53 (a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks))
S: (n) mendelevium, Md, Mv, atomic number 101 (a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol))
S: (n) neon, Ne, atomic number 10 (a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts)
S: (n) nitrogen, N, atomic number 7 (a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues)
S: (n) nobelium, No, atomic number 102 (a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known)
S: (n) oxygen, O, atomic number 8 (a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust)
S: (n) phosphorus, P, atomic number 15 (a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms)
S: (n) plutonium, Pu, atomic number 94 (a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239)
S: (n) radon, Rn, atomic number 86 (a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health)
S: (n) selenium, Se, atomic number 34 (a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite))
S: (n) silicon, Si, atomic number 14 (a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors)
S: (n) sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16 (an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions))
S: (n) tellurium, Te, atomic number 52 (a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold)
S: (n) element (the most favorable environment for a plant or animal) "water is the element of fishes"
S: (n) element (one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe) "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
S: (n) element (the situation in which you are happiest and most effective) "in your element"
S: (n) element (a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone)