component

英[kəm'pəʊnənt] 美[kəm'ponənt]

1. 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"

2. 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"

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;

"spare components for cars"

"a component or constituent element of a system"