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constituents definition
constituents |
Grep of noun constituent constituent grammatical constituent immediate constituent Overview of noun constituent The noun constituent has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) component, constituent, element -- (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system: "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system") 2. (2) constituent -- (a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected") 3. constituent, grammatical constituent -- (a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction) 4. component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something: "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech") Overview of noun constituent The noun constituent has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (8) component, constituent, element -- (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system: "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system") 2. (2) constituent -- (a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected") 3. constituent, grammatical constituent -- (a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction) 4. component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something: "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech")
constituents definition