'Component of force' definitions:

Definition of 'Component of force'

From: GCIDE

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] Compony