Meaning
component
- member (of a family, group, team, or committee)
In a sentence
Questo componente del computer si è rotto ieri.
This computer component broke yesterday.
Hai già ordinato il componente per la bici?
Have you already ordered the component for the bike?
Manca un componente importante nella scatola.
An important component is missing from the box.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| componente | masculine · singular |
| componenti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use componente for a part within a system, machine, team, or mixture; pezzo is more concrete, elemento more general, parte more neutral.
- In electronics and engineering, componente is very common for parts like resistors or modules; in everyday speech, pezzo often sounds more natural.
- It can refer to a member of a group: un componente della commissione. For people, membro is often slightly more formal or institutional.