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Components Pronunciation
Components is pronounced kuhm-POH-nuhnts, IPA /kəmˈpoʊnənts/.
kuhm-POH-nuhnts
US /kəmˈpoʊnənts/ · UK /kəmˈpəʊnənts/
Syllables: kuhm · POH · nuhnts (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (plural): The individual pieces a machine or a system is assembled from.
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Components in a Sentence
- Half the components come from a single supplier.
- He laid all the components out on a cloth before starting.
- The components are cheap; the labour is not.
Common Mispronunciations of Components
Not KAHM-poh-nuhnts
Lift the second beat above the others, because POH is the only strong one.
Not kuhm-POH-nents
The last beat reduces to nuhnts, finishing on a quick ts cluster.
Tip: The singular drops the s and changes nothing else: kuhm-POH-nuhnt.
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