Both Uses of
component
in
Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell
- Blink is concerned with the very smallest components of our everyday lives—the content and origin of those instantaneous impressions and conclusions that spontaneously arise whenever we meet a new person or confront a complex situation or have to make a decision under conditions of stress.†
Chpt Intr. *
- The raised upper eyelid is a component of anger, not disgust.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(component) a self-contained part of something that when combined with other parts makes something that is larger or more complex
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
A comprehensive dictionary will also describe more specialized senses of component.