component vs balance

balance vs component

component and balance both are nouns.

component is not a verb while balance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
component	Yes	No	No	No
balance	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, balance is a hyponym of component; that is, balance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than component:

component: something determined in relation to something that includes it
balance: something left after other parts have been taken away

Other hyponyms of component include substance, language unit, linguistic unit, item, point, butt, base, basis, detail, item, particular, unit, member, remainder, residual, residue, residuum, rest, subpart.

component (noun)	balance (noun)
an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system	a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
an abstract part of something	a weight that balances another weight
something determined in relation to something that includes it	a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
	harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
	(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
	equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
	the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
	something left after other parts have been taken away
	equality of distribution
	a state of equilibrium

component (verb)	balance (verb)
	hold or carry in equilibrium
	compute credits and debits of an account
	bring into balance or equilibrium
	be in equilibrium

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