| constituent | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. component, constituent, element | 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" |
| ~ 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.; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor" |
| ~ audio | the sound elements of television. |
| ~ auto part, car part | a component of an automobile.; "his business is auto parts" |
| ~ 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.; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake" |
| ~ module | a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components. |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ pel, picture element, pixel | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot).; "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (person) | 2. constituent | 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" |
| ~ constituency | the body of voters who elect a representative for their area. |
| ~ elector, voter | a citizen who has a legal right to vote. |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. component, component part, constituent, part, portion | 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" |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
| ~ 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.; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" |
| ~ butt | the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots. |
| ~ meronymy, part to whole relation | the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole. |
| ~ basis, base | the most important or necessary part of something.; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" |
| ~ detail, item, particular | a small part that can be considered separately from the whole.; "it was perfect in all details" |
| ~ unit | an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole.; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" |
| ~ member | anything that belongs to a set or class.; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" |
| ~ remainder, residual, residuum, rest, residue, balance | something left after other parts have been taken away.; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" |
| ~ subpart | a part of a part. |
| n. (communication) | 4. constituent, grammatical constituent | (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction. |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| ~ sentence | a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language.; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences" |
| ~ 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.; "the object of the verb" |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ syntagm, syntagma | a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit. |
| ~ grammatical construction, construction, expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit.; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" |
| ~ misconstruction | an ungrammatical constituent. |
| ~ term | one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition.; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient | 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" |
| ~ be-all and end-all, be all and end all | the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim.; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business" |
| ~ plot element | a component or element of the plot of a story. |
| ~ point | a geometric element that has position but no extension.; "a point is defined by its coordinates" |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| adj. | 6. constituent, constitutional, constitutive, organic | constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup). |
| ~ essential | basic and fundamental.; "the essential feature" |
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