element
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See also: Element
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”); origin uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from L M N, first three letters of the second half of the Canaanite alphabet, recited by ancient scribes when learning it (in sense compare English ABC(s) (“fundamentals”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
- Letters are the elements of written language.
- Jowett (Thucyd.)
- The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn.
- (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
- A small part of the whole.
- an element of doubt
- an element of the picture
- (plural only) Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- 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.
- 2011, Richard Wagner, Creating Web Pages All-in-One For Dummies
- The div element was introduced into HTML as a solution to the layout problem.
- 2011, Richard Wagner, Creating Web Pages All-in-One For Dummies
Synonyms[edit]
- (in chemistry): chemical element
- (in set theory): member
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
simplest or essential part or principle of anything
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chemistry: simplest chemical substance
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alchemy: one of the four basic building blocks
something small
atmospheric forces
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
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group of people with a common characteristic
heating element
computing: conceptual object in a markup language
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See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- element in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- element in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[edit]
Crimean Tatar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
element
- element.
Declension[edit]
declension of element
| nominative | element |
|---|---|
| genitive | elementniñ |
| dative | elementke |
| accusative | elementni |
| locative | elementte |
| ablative | elementten |
References[edit]
- В. А. Мiрєєв, С. М. Усеїнов (2002), Українсько-кримськотатарський словник, Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
element n (plural elementen, diminutive elementje n)
Anagrams[edit]
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Bosnian, Serbian): elèmenat
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
elèment m (Cyrillic spelling елѐмент)
Declension[edit]
declension of element
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elèment | elementi |
| genitive | elementa | elèmenātā |
| dative | elementu | elementima |
| accusative | element | elemente |
| vocative | elemente | elementi |
| locative | elementu | elementima |
| instrumental | elementom | elementima |
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
element n
- element; basic building block of matter in ancient philosophy
- element; a place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards
- elements; forces of weather
- element; an object in a set
- (mathematics) element of a matrix
- heating element, radiator
- (computing) element; object in markup language
Declension[edit]
Declension of element
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | element | elementet | element | elementen |
| genitive | elements | elementets | elements | elementens |
Related terms[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
element (definite accusative elementi, plural elementler)
Declension[edit]
declension of element
| singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | element | elementler |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | elementi | elementleri |
| dative (yönelme) | elemente | elementlere |
| locative (bulunma) | elementte | elementlerde |
| ablative (çıkma) | elementten | elementlerden |
| genitive (tamlayan) | elementin | elementlerin |
Categories:
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Chemistry
- English pluralia tantum
- en:Law
- en:Set theory
- en:Computing
- English terms derived from Etruscan
- en:Chemical elements
- Crimean Tatar terms derived from Latin
- Crimean Tatar nouns
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- nl:Chemistry
- nl:Set theory
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Swedish nouns
- sv:Mathematics
- sv:Computing
- Turkish terms derived from German
- Turkish nouns
- tr:Chemistry
