The phrase "a defining component of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an essential or crucial part of something, indicating its importance in a particular context.
Example: "Trust is a defining component of any successful relationship, whether personal or professional."
Alternatives: "a key element of" or "an essential part of".
At the time, users were outraged, though the News Feed has now become a defining component of the Facebook experience.
Fighting is not an option, it's a defining component of what it is to be a man in that environment.
A defining component of SkTech will be its Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), which will integrate education, research and practice in entrepreneurship and innovation, as applied to the research results of the SkTech research centers.
Dendrite shape is considered a defining component of neuronal function.
Such boots-on-the-ground mentality is critical, and a defining component of UNICEF's work in South Sudan.
Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) was carried out using an antibody specific to Mi2β, a defining component of the NuRD complex, to determine which of the misregulated genes were direct targets of NuRD.
The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile) (chemical formula: C10H5ClN2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of a tear gas commonly referred to as CS gas, which is used as a riot control agent.
Bald is a guy who's taller than his hair, whose shiny pate shines above his hair-fringe -- the fringe being the defining component of bald much like a bare mountain top rises above its own oxygen-starved timberline.
In fact, his criticism of religious dogmatism evolved in conjunction with a wider doctrine of humanism, which ultimately became the defining component of his later work.
We therefore propose that the distinct and defining component of the generalist, whole-person focused therapeutic approach, is defined by the principle of person-centred decision making which recognises health as a resource for living and not an end in itself [ 23].
He'll also expand on looking at design as a means for problem solving, the lasting legacy of IBM's design thinking and innovation, and what he believes is the defining component of successful teams.
