component

Noun

• 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
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  constituent , element , part , portion , component part , factor , ingredient