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41constituent — adj. & n. adj. 1 composing or helping to make up a whole. 2 able to make or change a (political etc.) constitution (constituent assembly). 3 appointing or electing. n. 1 a member of a constituency (esp. political). 2 a component part. 3 Law a… …
42Component (thermodynamics) — In thermodynamics, a component is a chemically distinct constituent of a system. Calculating the number of components in a system is necessary, for example, when applying Gibbs phase rule in determination of the number of degrees of freedom of a… …
43constituent — 1. adjective a) being a part, or component of a whole b) authorized to make a constitution See Also: constitute, constituency, constit …
44component — An element forming a part of the whole. [L. com pono, pp. positus, to place together] anterior c. of force a force operating to move teeth anteriorly. c. of complement (C) any one of the nine distinct protein units designated C1 through C9. See… …
45component — [kəm pəʊnənt] noun 1》 a part or element of a larger whole, especially a part of a machine or vehicle. 2》 Physics each of two or more forces, velocities, or other vectors acting in different directions which are together equivalent to a given… …
46constituent — adjective 1》 being a part of a whole. 2》 having the power to appoint or elect. ↘able to make or change a political constitution. noun 1》 a member of a constituency. 2》 a component participle Origin C15: from L. constituent (partly via Fr.… …
47component — noun (C) one of several parts that together make up a whole machine or system: The repair shop sells electrical components. | Counselling is an important component of our rehabilitation programme. compare constituent 1 (2) …
48constituent — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who votes and lives in a particular area represented by one politician 2 one of the parts that combine to form something: the constituents of gunpowder compare component 2 adjective (only before noun) being one of the parts… …
49component — adj 1. constituent, composing, constituting, integral, integrant, forming; fragmentary, complementary, sectional, fractional, partial; elemen tary, fundamental, basic, underlying, primary, radical. 2. essential, intrinsic, inherent,… …
50component — /kəmˈpoʊnənt / (say kuhm pohnuhnt) adjective 1. composing; constituent. –noun 2. a constituent part. 3. Physics (of a vector quantity such as a force, velocity, etc.) one of the parts which when combined together make up the vector, or into which …
