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componential

com·po·nent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-poh-nuh nt, kom-]
    • /kəmˈpoʊ nənt, kɒm-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-poh-nuh nt, kom-]
    • /kəmˈpoʊ nənt, kɒm-/

Definitions of componential word

  • noun componential a constituent part; element; ingredient. 1
  • noun componential a part of a mechanical or electrical system: hi-fi components. 1
  • noun componential Physics. the projection of a vector quantity, as force or velocity, along an axis. 1
  • noun componential Physical Chemistry. one of the set of the minimum number of chemical constituents by which every phase of a given system can be described. 1
  • noun componential Mathematics. a connected subset of a set, not contained in any other connected subset of the set. a coordinate of a vector. 1
  • noun componential Linguistics. one of the major subdivisions of a generative grammar: base component; transformational component; semantic component; phonological component. Compare level (def 16). a feature determined by componential analysis. 1
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Origin of componential

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin compōnent- (stem of compōnēns, present participle of compōnere to put together), equivalent to com- com- + pōn(ere) to put + -ent- -ent

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Parts of speech for Componential

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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componential popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Top questions with componential

  • what is componential intelligence?

Related words

  • componential analysis

    the analysis of a set of related linguistic items, especially word meanings, into combinations of features in terms of which each item may be compared with every other, as in the analysis of man into the semantic features “male,” “mature,” and “human,” woman into “female,” “mature,” and “human,” girl into “female,” “immature,” and “human,” and bull into “male,” “mature,” and “bovine.”.
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