element

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§EtymologyEdit

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”)).

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈel.ɪ.mənt/

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§NounEdit

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.

   Letters are the elements of written language.

   • Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893) (Thucydides)

     The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn.

   1. (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.
   2. One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
   3. (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.
   4. (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
2. A small part of the whole.

   an element of doubt;  an element of the picture

   • 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, Pulling the Strings:

     The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.

3. (plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.

   exposed to the elements

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

   to be in one's own element

5. (Christianity, usually plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
6. A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.

   You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.

7. 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.

8. (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.

§SynonymsEdit

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

§Derived termsEdit

• chemical element
• data element
• heating element

§Related termsEdit

• elemental
• elementary

§TranslationsEdit

§See alsoEdit

• atom

§External linksEdit

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

§AnagramsEdit

• leetmen

§EtymologyEdit

Latin elementum.

§NounEdit

element

1. element.

§DeclensionEdit

§ReferencesEdit

• V. A. Mirjejev, S. M. Usejinov (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian–Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

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§EtymologyEdit

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”)).

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• Hyphenation: ele‧ment

§NounEdit

element n (plural elementen, diminutive elementje n)

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

§AnagramsEdit

• leemten

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Element

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§EtymologyEdit

From Latin elementum

§NounEdit

element n (definite singular elementet, indefinite plural element or elementer, definite plural elementa or elementene)

1. an element

§ReferencesEdit

• “element” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Element

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§EtymologyEdit

From Latin elementum

§NounEdit

element n (definite singular elementet, indefinite plural element, definite plural elementa)

1. an element

§ReferencesEdit

• “element” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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  IPA^(key): [ɛˈlɛ.mɛnt]

§NounEdit

element m inan

1. element (component, piece of a larger whole)
2. (pejorative, dated) element (group of people)

   Wieczorami w knajpie zbierał się podejrzany element.

   In the evenings, suspicious element congregated in the pub.

§DeclensionEdit

§Alternative formsEdit

• (Bosnian, Serbian): elèmenat

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /elěment/
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧ment

§NounEdit

elèment m (Cyrillic spelling елѐмент)

1. element

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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, radiator
7. (computing) element; object in markup language

§DeclensionEdit

§Related termsEdit

• elementär
• elementa
• elementar-

§EtymologyEdit

From German Element.

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ɛ.le.ˈment]
• Hyphenation: e‧le‧ment

§NounEdit

element (definite accusative elementi, plural elementler)

1. (chemistry) element

§DeclensionEdit