element
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈel.ɪ.mənt/, SAMPA: /"El.I.m@nt/
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[edit] Noun
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element (plural elements)
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- (chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air; (by extension, in plural) the weather
- Something small.
- an element of doubt
- A place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards.
- be in one's own element
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.
- A short form of heating element, a component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by a matching pair of tags.
[edit] Synonyms
- (in chemistry): chemical element
- (in set theory): member
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[edit] Translations
simplest or essential part or principle of anything
chemistry: simplest chemical substance
alchemy: one of the four basic building blocks
something small
place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards
law: component of a cause of action
set theory: object in a set
group of people with a common characteristic
heating element
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[edit] See also
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- element in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- element in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
element
- element.
[edit] Declension
declension of element
| nominative | element |
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| genitive | elementniñ |
| dative | elementke |
| accusative | elementni |
| locative | elementte |
| ablative | elementten |
[edit] References
- Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]
