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" ;

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" ;

3. (

• part ,
• portion ,
• component_part ,
• component ,
• constituent

) 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" ;

4. (

• constituent ,
• grammatical_constituent

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

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" ;

1. (

• constituent ,
• constitutional ,
• constitutive ,
• organic

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