Main entry: component, element, constituent
Definition: 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
Usage: spare components for cars; a component or constituent element of a system
Main entry: ingredient, constituent, component, element, factor
Definition: an abstract part of something
Usage: 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
Main entry: constituent, grammatical constituent
Definition: (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
Main entry: constituent
Definition: a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
Usage: needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected
Main entry: part, portion, constituent, component, component part
Definition: something determined in relation to something that includes it
Usage: 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
Main entry: organic, constituent, constitutional, constitutive
Definition: constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)