constituent

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 103085025)
    "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
    is a type of: part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact
    subtypes:
    • accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement - a supplementary component that improves capability
    • add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it
    • audio - the sound elements of television
    • auto part, car part - a component of an automobile
    • crystal - a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
    • computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
    • heating element - the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat
    • ingredient - a component of a mixture or compound
    • input - a component of production; something that goes into the production of output
    • landside - component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard
    • making - (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
    • module - a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components
    • pel, picture element, pixel - (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot)
    • retrofit - a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
    • spare, spare part - an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
    • spark gap - a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them
    same as: component, element
  2. A member of a constituency;
    A citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes (synset 109634914)
    "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"
    is a type of: elector, voter - a citizen who has a legal right to vote
    belongs to: constituency - the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
  3. Something determined in relation to something that includes it (synset 113831419)
    "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"
    is a type of: relation - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
    subtypes:
    • substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
    • language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
    • item, point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
    • butt - the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
    • base, basis - the most important or necessary part of something
    • detail, item, particular - a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
    • unit - an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
    • member - anything that belongs to a set or class
    • balance, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest - something left after other parts have been taken away
    • subpart - a part of a part
    is a part of: meronymy, part to whole relation - the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole
    same as: component, component part, part, portion
  4. (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction (synset 106323956)
    referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
    is a type of: syntagm, syntagma - a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit
    subtypes:
    • subject - (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
    • object - (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
    • ablative absolute - a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier
    • immediate constituent - a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate
    • construction, expression, grammatical construction - a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
    • misconstruction - an ungrammatical constituent
    • term - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
    is a part of: sentence - a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
    same as: grammatical constituent
  5. An abstract part of something (synset 105877576)
    "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"
    is a type of: division, part, section - one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    subtypes:
    same as: component, element, factor, ingredient
Adjective
  1. Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) (synset 300904519)
    similar to: essential - basic and fundamental
    same as: constitutional, constitutive, organic

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