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element meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of element at MeaningMonkey.org. element meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.ELEMENT noun
Definition of element (noun)
- an abstract part of something
- "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
- synonyms: component, constituent, factor, ingredient
- 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
- "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
- synonyms: component, constituent
- 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
- synonyms: chemical element
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- "water is the element of fishes"
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- "in your element"
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
Source: Princeton University Wordnet