Com*po"nent , n. A constituent part; an ingredient.
Component of force (Mech.), a force which, acting conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces into which a
single force may be resolved.
Com*po"nent (k&obreve;m*pō"nent), a. [L. componens, p. pr. of componere. See Compound, v. t.]
Serving, or helping, to form; composing;
constituting; constituent.
The component parts of natural bodies.
Sir I. Newton.
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