component
US /kəmˈpoʊnənt/
Definition
an abstract part of something
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The factory ordered a new component for the assembly line.
Word Family
Synonyms
- elementan abstract part of something
- partsomething determined in relation to something that includes it
- constituentan 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
Collocations
- Easy assemble electronic toy parts and componentsto assemble electronic toy parts and components, meaning to create by putting components or members together
- Medium indispensable component of corporate marketing growth strategydescribing indispensable component of corporate marketing growth strategy (not to be dispensed with; essential)
- Hard procure precision-machined aerospace modular components reliablyto procure precision-machined aerospace modular components reliably, meaning to get by special effort
- Very Hard constitute an integral component of constitutional separation of powersto constitute an integral component of constitutional separation of powers, meaning to form or compose
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