Definition of constituent

Definitions

Adjective Satellite

constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Noun

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; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"

Noun

a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"

Noun

something determined in relation to something that includes it; "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"

Noun

(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction

Noun

an abstract part of something; "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"

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Synonyms

component component part constitutional constitutive element factor grammatical constituent ingredient organic part portion

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More General Terms

division elector part portion relation section syntagm syntagma voter

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More Specific Terms

ablative absolute accessory addition add-on appurtenance audio auto part balance base basis be all and end all be-all and end-all butt car part computer hardware construction crystal detail expression grammatical construction hardware heating element immediate constituent improver ingredient input item landside language unit linguistic unit making member misconstruction module object particular pel picture element pixel plot element point remainder residual residue residuum rest retrofit spare spare part spark gap subject subpart substance supplement term unit

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