Noun

• S: (n) component (component%1:09:00::), constituent (constituent%1:09:00::), element (element%1:09:00::), factor (factor%1:09:00::), ingredient (ingredient%1:09:00::) (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) part (part%1:24:00::), portion (portion%1:24:00::), component part (component_part%1:24:00::), component (component%1:24:00::), constituent (constituent%1:24:00::) (something determined in relation to something that includes it) "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
• S: (n) component (component%1:06:00::), constituent (constituent%1:06:00::), element (element%1:06:00::) (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"