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Webster 1913 Edition
Component
Com-po′nent
(kŏm-pō′nent)
, Adj.
Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.
The
component
parts of natural bodies. Sir I. Newton.
Com-po′nent
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Component
COMPONENT
,Adj.