elements Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
- they felt the full fury of the elements
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noun an abstract part of something
ingredient; constituent; factor; component; element.
- 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
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noun 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
constituent; component; element.
- spare components for cars
- a component or constituent element of a system
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noun 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
chemical element; element.
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noun the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
element.
- water is the element of fishes
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noun one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
element.
- the alchemists believed that there were four elements
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noun the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
element.
- in your element
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noun a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
element.