Com*po"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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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.
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