Each component of the telescope's mirror was polished to a tolerance finer than a thousandth of the width of a human hair.
望远镜镜面的每一个组件都被抛光到优于人类头发直径千分之一的公差。
- The program did not include a component addressing helmet use among teenagers.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Software architect Lena Fischer argues that microservice architectures make large applications easier to maintain because individual components can be updated independently without redeploying the entire system.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Systems engineer Tobias Klein notes that this same independence often comes at the cost of significantly increased complexity in coordinating communication between the many separate components, a cost that can outweigh the maintenance benefits for smaller applications.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “component”?
C — Part, element. “component” means part, element.
Which word means “part, element”?
C — component. “component” means part, element.
component — part, element. In Chinese: 组成部分，成分.
component is pronounced /kəmˈpoʊnənt/.
Each component of the telescope's mirror was polished to a tolerance finer than a thousandth of the width of a human hair. (望远镜镜面的每一个组件都被抛光到优于人类头发直径千分之一的公差。)
part, element, constituent — all close in meaning to component (part, element).
whole, entirety — each the opposite of component (part, element).
Yes. component is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
com(together)+pon(place)+ent