component part

Noun

1.

component part - something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach" Synonyms: part, portion, component

balance, base, basis, component, detail, item, language unit, linguistic unit, member, meronymy, part, part to whole relation, particular, point, portion, relation, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest, subpart, substance, unit