constituent

«constituent» in Mova's school dictionary: one of the parts that make up a whole: «Flour is a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a constituent, constituents); adjective (constituent)

meaning for a pupil

1) A constituent is one of the parts that make up a whole: «Flour is a constituent of bread.» tree →

2) A constituent is a person who lives in an area and votes for a representative such as a Member of Parliament or a congressman. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons a mixture's constituents are the substances in it. In citizenship lessons constituents are the voters of an area. Phrases: «constituent parts», «the constituents of».

examples

• Oxygen is a constituent of air. tree →
• Separate the mixture into its constituent parts. tree →
• The MP replied to letters from her constituents. tree →
• Sand and water are the constituents of this mixture. tree →
• Each constituent of the cake adds something. tree →
• Ten per cent of the mixture is salt; what is the other constituent's share? tree →

note

Formal. Countable. Similar: component, part, ingredient. The area is a «constituency» (UK).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «constituent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.