Component of force

Component of force
Component Com*po"nent, n. A constituent part; an ingredient. [1913 Webster]

{Component of force} (Mech.), a force which, acting conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces into which a single force may be resolved. [1913 Webster]


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