componential

English

Etymology

From component +‎ -ial.

Adjective

componential (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or comprising components
    • 2004, A J Larner, “Lewis Caroll’s Humpty Dumpty: an early report of prosopagnosia?”, in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, volume 75, number 7, →DOI, page 1063:
      Humpty Dumpty reports an inability to recognise a familiar face, yet is able to recognise eyes, nose, and mouth and their correct positions, as is also the case with prosopagnosics. In developmental or congenital prosopagnosia […] there are impairments in face identity matching tasks but the ability to identify sex, age, emotional facial expression, and eye gaze direction is preserved. As in these cases, Humpty Dumpty’s account seems to indicate preserved componential but impaired configural processing.
    • 2013 September 16, Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, New York: DK, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 175:
      Componential shield redistributor cartridge mounted onto the collar for easy modification

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