constituent
15
6.5
- adjective
- /kənˈstɪtʃuənt/
:
constitutivo
- Phonemic awareness is the ability to segment a spoken word into its constituent sounds.
- a constituent part
- a constituent component
- a constituent element
So each of these has the exact same constituent parts.
- So each of these has the exact same constituent parts.
- It's, it's, it's, it's, it's now a constituent part of Russia, at least officially.
Examples
-
So each of these has the exact same constituent parts.
-
Understanding the constituent components of a mixture can help us predict its behavior.
-
The last constituent of milk is fat, right?
-
We can start to define it now with its constituent elements.
-
In chemistry, everything sits somewhere on the periodic table so the constituent elements of any material can be determined.
-
Viewed in this manner, self-determination is readily recognizable as a constituent component of the broader concept of citizenship.
Academic text (2012) -
Water and salt are the constituent elements of a saline solution.
-
Protein is a constituent part of muscle tissue, essential for its function.
Synonyms
26
3.9
Forming a natural, basic part of something's structure or character
3
5.9
A natural and lasting part of a person's body or mind
2
8.8
Forming an important part that helps create or define something
Compounds
How Essential
Surface Forms
Morphology
constituent = constitute (transparent) = constitute + ent
Adjectival meaning 'being an essential part' follows directly from 'constitute' + '-ent'.
Etymology
The word constituent as an adjective comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and statuere 'to set up', the same root as in constitute. So calling something a constituent part means it is an essential piece that helps make up the whole.