Component /(kŏm*pō"nent)/

Com·po·nent

Component

a.
  1. Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.
    The component parts of natural bodies.

Component

n.
  1. A constituent part; an ingredient.

Phrases & Compounds
Component of force
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.