Dictionary Definition
constituent adj : constitutional in the structure
of something (especially your physical makeup) [syn: constituent(a),
constitutional,
constitutive(a),
organic]
Noun
1 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" [syn:
component, element]
2 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 (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming
part of a larger grammatical construction [syn: grammatical
constituent]
4 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" [syn: component, element, factor, ingredient]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
- From constituens, present participle of constituo, con- + statuo.
Translations
authorized to make a constitution
Noun
constituent- a part, or component of a whole
- a resident of a place represented by an elected official
- a functional element of a phrase or clause
Translations
a part, or component of a whole
- Czech: složka
- Finnish: aineosa, ainesosa, rakenneosa
- Hebrew: מרכיב (markiv)
a resident of a place represented by an elected
official
- Finnish: äänestäjä
a functional element of a phrase or clause
Related terms
French
Verb
- Form of Third-person plural present indicative, constituer
- Form of Third-person plural present subjunctive, constituer
Extensive Definition
Constituent may refer to:
constituent in Dutch: Constituent
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ab ovo, adjunct, adoptive, air, appointive, appurtenance, aspect, atom, atomic particles, basal, basic, brute matter, building
block, census, chemical
element, choosing,
choosy, circumstance, component, composition, constituents, constitutive, content, contents, detail, discriminating, division, divisions, earth, eclectic, elective, electoral, element, elemental, elementary, elementary
particle, elementary unit, elements, essential, factor, feature, fire, fixings, formative, fraction, fundamental, fundamental
particle, gut, guts, hyle, hypostasis, index, ingredient, ingredients, innards, insides, integral, integrant, inventory, item, items, list, makings, material, material world,
materiality,
matter, molecule, monad, natural world, nature, of the essence, original, part, part and parcel, particular, parts, physical world, plenum, portion, primal, primary, primitive, radical, selecting, selective, specialty, stuff, substance, substantial, substantive, substratum, the four
elements, underlying,
unit of being, water,
whole