Word

constituent, n.
(constituents)
freq. cnt. 9

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
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4

component constituent element

sample sentences

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

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

elementary

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

constitute

semantic pointers

hyponym

supplement, accessory, appurtenance, add-on addition, add-on, improver audio auto part, car part crystal hardware, computer hardware heating element ingredient input landside making module pixel, pel, picture element retrofit spare part, spare spark gap

hypernym

part, portion

a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

constituent

sample sentences

"needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected"

semantic pointers

member holonym

constituency

hypernym

voter, elector

an abstract part of something
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

component constituent element factor ingredient

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compose

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

factorize

semantic pointers

hyponym

be-all and end-all, be all and end all plot element point

hypernym

part, division, section

(grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
<noun.communication>

constituent grammatical constituent

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

grammar

part holonym

sentence

hyponym

subject object ablative absolute immediate constituent construction, grammatical construction, expression misconstruction term

hypernym

syntagma, syntagm

something determined in relation to something that includes it
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 154 freq. cnt.: 113 freq. cnt.: 31 freq. cnt.: 10

component component part constituent part portion

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

partial

semantic pointers

hyponym

substance linguistic unit, language unit item, point butt basis, base item, detail, particular unit member rest, remainder, residue, balance, residual, residuum subpart

hypernym

relation

part holonym

meronymy, part to whole relation