component vs element

component and element both are nouns.

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

As nouns, component and element are synonyms defined as:

component and element: 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

Other synonyms of component include constituent.

As nouns, component and element are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of component include constituent, factor, ingredient.

component (noun)	element (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	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
an abstract part of something	an abstract part of something
something determined in relation to something that includes it	the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
	a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
	the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
	any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
	one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe