distinct component

collocation in English

meaningsofdistinctandcomponent

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distinct
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
us
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly noticeable; that ...
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component
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/
us
/kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/
a part that combines with other parts to form ...
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(Definition ofdistinctandcomponentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdistinct component

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Templatic constraints are inherently complex, incorporating severaldistinctcomponentrequirements.
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For adults, the figure shows a number ofdistinctcomponentpeaks in every display condition.
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Obviously, differentiation was adistinctcomponentin making a choice to follow another genre of music apart from the one which might have appeared stylistically (linearly) obvious.
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With the adherence to eachdistinctcomponent, comes the repulsion of the other.
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In contrast to "vertical modulation," subserving adjustment of distinct components within one particular functional system, "horizontal modulation" may rather subserve adjustment between different functional systems.
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Empirical and theoretical models of representative democracy typically have two distinct components.
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Sharing the same approach in treating ideational apraxia, this is achieved by breaking a daily task (e.g. combing hair) into separate components and teaching eachdistinctcomponentindividually.
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However, it is complex, and can be divided into two distinct components.
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The burst can be further resolved into two kinetically distinct components, which suggests the presence of two separate pools of vesicles.
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The movements had three distinct components: slow drifts, and two rhythms driven by the pulse and respiration.
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Putnam's critique of the old criterialist picture has two importantly distinct components.
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In summary, "vertical modulation" serves for adjustment between distinct components within one particular functional system, whereas "horizontal modulation" seems to account for adjustment between different functional systems.
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They are also different from accounts questioning functionally distinct components (1), for example, models implying that all conceptual and meaning-related items are stored in one uniform conceptual layer.
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Clifton's establishment coincided with the emergence of a view of cities as having distinct components whose different functions operated together in an almost mechanical way.
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Suffice it to say that the network analysis has allowed us to clearly distinguish between the two basic advocacy coalitions and their distinct components (four on each side).
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I suggest that there are three distinct components.
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Now the supplement is to be doubled, but for a period reduced to 10 years, and separated into two distinct components.
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