Component

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A constituent part; an ingredient. Component of force (Mech.), a force which, acting conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces into which a single force may be resolved.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent. The component parts of natural bodies. Sir I. Newton.