SUBCOMPONENT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

subcomponent

noun

Definition of subcomponent

as in component

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Recent Examples of subcomponent The most common flaw was the poor quality of electronic subcomponents, specifically circuits. — Dara Massicot, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2025 As Beijing tightens trade restrictions on exporting drones, many drone manufacturers are now working quickly to try to find ways to build drone subcomponents onshore themselves. — Natan Linder, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The bill also includes strict provisions excluding projects that use any Chinese components, minerals or subcomponents for projects that start construction after the end of this year. — Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 23 May 2025 One problem the team already encountered has to do with the machine’s ability to create an electric field to manipulate the positively and negatively charged subcomponents of antihydrogen to combine (with the help of a laser) within the detector. — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Oct. 2018 See All Example Sentences for subcomponent

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Noun

According to company representatives, the system can slash air resistance around the trailer wheels and suspension components.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Many of Nothing’s smartphones and headphones feature transparent casings that leave some of the internal components exposed.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of component

Noun

The frack happening beneath us was about half as deep as Mount Everest is high, in a section of oil-rich rock that used to be considered out of reach; other innovations allow for simultaneous fracks, minimizing downtime.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Muchnick said his seats, in section 144, jumped from $3430 this season to $3795 next season.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of section

Noun

Shifts among Latino voters, who represent sizable portions of the electorate in both states, and Trump’s sagging approval rating appear to be driving Democrats’ strength in redder areas.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Under these pressures, a portion of cost increases has already transmitted to consumers through fare adjustments.

— , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of portion

Noun

That's becoming an increasingly significant omission in a segment where competitors are finding ways to combine substantial passenger space with considerably better fuel economy.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Zoomlion said the segment-lifting work on the tower was completed safely.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of segment

Noun

The American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative group of state legislators and private-sector members, cast it as part of a growing bipartisan movement and urged the remaining states to follow.

— Lara Murray-Sterzel, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Astro’s integration could provide a useful case study for the emerging advanced air mobility sector.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sector

Noun

In 2025 mCDR start-up Gigablue sold 200,000 future credits for a method intended to stimulate phytoplankton on mineral particles that later sink.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
That approach allowed the researchers to cover a larger cosmic volume with more particles.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of particle

Noun

Short for polydeoxyribonucleotide, it’s made from small, purified fragments of DNA taken from the sperm cells of certain fish, usually salmon or trout.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Nearly a year later, in November 1998, human bone fragments were found in Mobile, Arizona.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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