All 3 Uses of
component
in
The Hot Zone
- It would have been exceedingly difficult to contain that virus if it had had any major respiratory component.†
p. 121.4 *
- Later he would write in his diary: There was a notable absence of any hemorrhagic component.†
p. 179.3
- I had assembled the components of a Level 4 field biological space suit.†
p. 394.4
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.