subassembly

[ suhb-uh-sem-blee ]

noun

, plural sub·as·sem·blies.

1. a structural assembly, as of electronic or machine parts, forming part of a larger assembly.

subassembly

/ ˌsʌbəˈsɛmblɪ /

noun

1. a number of machine components integrated into a unit forming part of a larger assembly

Word History and Origins

Origin of subassembly¹

First recorded in 1925–30; sub- + assembly

Example Sentences

The B61 Mod 12 is engineered with a special “Tail Subassembly” to give the bomb JDAM-type GPS accuracy, giving a new level of precision targeting, according to data provided by the Federation of American Scientists.

From Fox News

Finally, the whole scroll wheel subassembly is much smaller than what can be found inside the MX Master 2S.

From The Verge

Isolation and characterization of phycobilisome subassembly particles.

From Nature

Fujifilm Optics Co. has three other factories in Japan to deal with glass molds, barrel processing, and lens polishing, along with two in China and the Philippines that handle polishing for other lenses and two in China for subassembly.

From The Verge

The move would target jobs such as janitorial and subassembly work and give new hires in those positions a path to better paying assembly-line jobs, he said.

From Wall Street Journal