element

See also Element

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”); origin uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from lmn, first three letters of the second half of the Canaanite alphabet, recited by ancient scribes when learning it

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈel.ɪ.mənt/, X-SAMPA: /"El.I.m@nt/

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Noun

element (plural elements)

1. 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.
2. (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.
3. One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air
4. Something small.

   an element of doubt

5. (plural only) Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
6. A place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards.

   be in one's own element

7. (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.
8. (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
9. A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.

   You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.

10. 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.

11. (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.

Synonyms

• (in chemistry): chemical element
• (in set theory): member

Derived terms

• chemical element
• data element
• heating element

Related terms

• elemental
• elementary

Translations

simplest or essential part or principle of anything

• Arabic: عنصر (ar) (3únSur) m
• Armenian: հիմունք (hy) (himunk’)
• Bulgarian: елемент (bg) (element) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 要素 (cmn) (yàosù)

• Czech: prvek (cs) m, element (cs) m
• Esperanto: elemento (eo)
• Finnish: perusosa (fi)
• Georgian: ელემენტი (ka) (elementi) (ɛlɛmɛntʼɪ)
• German: Element (de) n
• Hungarian: elem (hu)

• Japanese: 要素 (ja) (ようそ, yōso)
• Korean: 요소 (ko) (yoso) (要素 (ko))
• Navajo: áʼádaatʼéhígíí
• Romanian: element (ro) n, elemente (ro) n pl
• Russian: элемент (ru) (elemént) m, звено (ru) (zvenó) n, составная часть (ru) (sostavnája čast') f
• Spanish: elemento (es) m
• Swahili: elementi (sw)
• Swedish: element (sv)
• Tagalog: elemento (tl)
• Vietnamese: yếu tố (vi) (要素 (vi))

chemistry: simplest chemical substance

• Arabic: عنصر كيميائي (ar) (3únSur kimiyaa'iy) m, عنصر (ar) (3únSur) m
• Armenian: տարր (hy) (tarr)
• Bulgarian: елемент (bg) (element) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 元素 (cmn) (yuánsù)

• Czech: prvek (cs) m
• Danish: grundstof (da) n
• Dutch: element (nl) n
• Finnish: alkuaine (fi)
• French: élément (fr) m
• Georgian: ელემენტი (ka) (elementi) (ɛlɛmɛntʼɪ)
• German: Element (de) n
• Hebrew: יסוד (he) (yesód) m
• Hungarian: elem (hu)
• Japanese: 元素 (ja) (げんそ, genso)
• Korean: 원소 (ko) (wonso) (元素 (ko))

• Malay: unsur (ms)
• Navajo: áʼádaatʼéhígíí
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: grunnstoff (no) n

  Nynorsk: grunnstoff (nn) n

• Polish: pierwiastek (pl) m
• Romanian: element (ro) n
• Russian: элемент (ru) (elemént) m
• Scottish Gaelic: dùil (gd) f
• Spanish: elemento (es) m
• Swahili: elementi (sw)
• Swedish: grundämne (sv) n
• Tagalog: elemento (tl)
• Telugu: మూలకము (te) (moolakamu)
• Vietnamese: nguyên tố (vi) (元素 (vi))

alchemy: one of the four basic building blocks

• Burmese: ဓာတ် (my) (dat)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 元素 (cmn)

• Czech: živel (cs) m
• Dutch: element (nl) n
• Finnish: alkuaine (fi), klassinen alkuaine (fi), elementti (fi)
• Georgian: ელემენტი (ka) (elementi) (ɛlɛmɛntʼɪ)
• German: Element (de) n
• Hungarian: elem (hu)

• Navajo: áʼádaatʼéhígíí
• Persian: آخشیج (fa) (âxšij)
• Polish: żywioł (pl) m
• Romanian: element (ro) n
• Russian: элемент (ru) (elemént) m, стихия (ru) (stixíja) f
• Swahili: elementi (sw)
• Swedish: element (sv) n
• Tagalog: elemento (tl)

something small

• Dutch: element (nl) n, fractie (nl)
• Finnish: häivähdys (fi), aavistus (fi), varjo (fi), siemen (fi)
• Hebrew: שביב (he) (shvív) m
• Polish: odrobina (pl) f

• Romanian: particulă (ro) n, părticică (ro) f, element (ro) n
• Russian: элемент (ru) (elemént) m, крупица (ru) (krupíca) f
• Swahili: elementi (sw)

atmospheric forces

• Armenian: տարերք (hy) (tarerk’)
• Bulgarian: стихия (bg) (stichija) f
• French: élément (fr) m
• Georgian: ელემენტი (ka) (elementi) (ɛlɛmɛntʼɪ)

• Russian: стихия (ru) (stixíja) f
• Spanish: elemento (es) m
• Swedish: element (sv) n

place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards

• Bulgarian: стихия (bg) (stichija) f
• Czech: živel (cs) m
• Dutch: element (nl) n
• Finnish: elementti (fi)
• French: élément (fr) m

• Hungarian: elem (hu)
• Russian: стихия (ru) (stixíja) f
• Spanish: elemento (es) m
• Swahili: elementi (sw)
• Swedish: element (sv) n

law: component of a cause of action

• Dutch: element (nl) n, gegeven (nl) n
• Finnish: tunnusmerkki (fi)
• French: élément (fr) m

• Romanian: piesă (ro) f (la dosar)
• Spanish: elemento (es) m
• Swahili: elementi (sw)

set theory: object in a set

• Bulgarian: елемент (bg) (element) m
• Czech: prvek (cs) m
• Dutch: element (nl) n
• Finnish: alkio (fi)
• French: membre (fr) m, point (fr) m
• Georgian: ელემენტი (ka) (elementi) (ɛlɛmɛntʼɪ)
• German: Element (de) n
• Hebrew: איבר (he) (eivár) m
• Hungarian: elem (hu)
• Icelandic: stak (is) n, íbúi (is) m

• Italian: elemento (it) m
• Japanese: 元 (ja) (げん, gen), 要素 (ja) (ようそ, yōso)
• Polish: element (pl) m
• Portuguese: elemento (pt) m
• Romanian: element (ro) n (într-un set, într-un ansamblu, într-un grup)
• Russian: элемент (ru) (elemént) m
• Spanish: elemento (es) m
• Swahili: elementi (sw)
• Swedish: element (sv) n

group of people with a common characteristic

• Armenian: տարր (hy) (tarr)
• Czech: živel (cs) m
• Finnish: aines (fi)

• Georgian: ელემენტი (ka) (elementi) (ɛlɛmɛntʼɪ)
• Hebrew: גורם (he) (gorém) m
• Swahili: elementi (sw)

heating element

• Dutch: element (nl) n
• Finnish: vastus (fi)
• Georgian: ელემენტი (ka) (elementi) (ɛlɛmɛntʼɪ)
• German: Bauelement (de) n
• Hebrew: גוף חימום (he) (gúf khimúm) m

• Polish: element (pl) m
• Romanian: element (ro) n (de încălzire)
• Russian: элемент (ru) (elemént) m
• Swahili: elementi (sw)
• Swedish: element (sv) n

computing: conceptual object in a markup language

• French: élément (fr) m
• Georgian: ელემენტი (ka) (elementi) (ɛlɛmɛntʼɪ)
• Japanese: 要素 (ja) (ようそ, yōso), エレメント (ja) (eremento)
• Romanian: element (ro) n

• Slovene: element (sl)
• Spanish: elemento (es) m
• Swahili: elementi (sw)
• Swedish: element (sv) n

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• Breton: elfenn (br) f, -où (br) pl (1) (2 ?)

See also

• atom

External links

• element in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• element in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• leetmen

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin elementum.

Noun

element

1. element.

Declension

    declension of element

nominative	element
genitive	elementniñ
dative	elementke
accusative	elementni
locative	elementte
ablative	elementten

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Dutch

Wikipedia ^nl

Pronunciation

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Noun

element n (plural elementen, diminutive elementje)

1. element
2. (chemistry) element
3. (set theory) element

Anagrams

• leemten

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Bosnian, Serbian): elèmenat

Pronunciation

• IPA: /elěment/
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧ment

Noun

elèment m (Cyrillic spelling елѐмент)

1. element

Declension

    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

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

element n

1. element; basic building block of matter in ancient philosophy
2. element; a place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards
3. elements; forces of weather
4. element; an object in a set
5. (mathematics) element of a matrix
6. heating element
7. (computing) element; object in markup language

Declension

Declension of element

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	element	elementet	element	elementen
genitive	elements	elementets	elements	elementens

Related terms

• elementär
• elementa
• elementar-

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Turkish

Etymology

From German Element.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ɛ.le.ˈment]
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧ment

Noun

element (definite accusative elementi, plural elementler)

1. (chemistry) element

Declension

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