Meaning of element | Babel Free

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1. element (part of which something consists)
2. 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.
3. very simple; not advanced. elementary mathematics. eenvoudig أساسي، إبْتِدائي елементарен elementar elementární grundlegend elementær; grundlæggende; basal; grund- στοιχειώδηςelemental, básico alg-, liht-, elementaarne ساده؛ ابتدایی alkeis- élémentaireיסודי प्रारम्भिक elementaran, osnovan elemi elementer undirstöðu- elementare 初歩の 초급의 elementarus, pradinis elementārs asas elementairenkelt, elementærtpodstawowy ساده، (كيم) دعنصر په عنصر پورې مر بوط، لومړنى ابتدايى (لكه ښوونځى): اساسى، اصلى ele...
4. element (one of four building block of matter)
5. Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
6. in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one. in jou element, gelukkig, tuis في بيئَتِهِ الطَّبيعِيَّه в нечия околна среда no seu elemento ve svém živlu in seinem Element sein i sit rette element βρίσκομαι στο στοιχείο μου estar en su elemento, estar muy a gusto oma sõiduvees olema خوشایند ترین مکان olla elementissään dans son élément בְּמַצָב טִבעִי अपने उत्कर्ष पर biti u svom elementu elemében van unsur alami vera í eðlilegu umhverfi/essinu sínu nel proprio elemento 本領を発揮して...
7. element (group of people with a common characteristic)
8. A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; 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.
9. elemento, componente.
10. individual (person considered alone)
11. One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
12. A fundamental, essential, or irreducible constituent of a composite entity.
13. element (component in electrical equiment)
14. A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
    plural-normally
15. elements The basic assumptions or principles of a subject.
16. A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
17. Mathematics a. A member of a set.
    Mathematics
18. One of the objects in a set.
19. One of the entries of a matrix.
20. Chemistry & Physics A substance composed of atoms having an identical number of protons in each nucleus. Elements cannot be reduced to simpler substances by normal chemical means. See Periodic Table (pages 131X-131X).
    Chemistry & Physics
21. Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
22. One of four substances, earth, air, fire, or water, formerly regarded as a fundamental constituent of the universe.
23. A small part of the whole.
24. Electricity The resistance wire in an electrical appliance such as a heater or an oven.
    Electricity
25. A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
26. elements The forces that constitute the weather, especially severe or inclement weather: outside paint that had been damaged by the elements.
27. A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
28. The sky.
    obsolete
29. Any one of the heavenly spheres believed to carry the celestial bodies in premodern cosmology.
    obsolete
30. Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
    in-plural, with-definite-article
31. A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
32. The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
    plural-normally
33. A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
34. The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
    in-plural
35. 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.
36. An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
37. An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
38. One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.

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Examples

“Letters are the elements of written language.”

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

“Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table. It is the simplest possible atom composed of one proton in the nucleus which is orbited by a single electron.”

“Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, Untill our bodies turne to Elements: And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones.”

“[…] the majority of names being compounded of two elements chosen from a stock of special name-words.”

“an element of the picture”

“an element of doubt”

“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.”

“Sometimes, solitude is of all things my wish; and the awful silence of the night, the spangled element, and the rising and setting sun, how promotive of contemplation!”

“exposed to the elements”

“to be in one’s element”

“You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.”

“Miniature Nuremberg kitchens complete with all the utensils were said to teach children the elements of housewifery.”

“The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.”

“The element of area in Cartesian coordinates is dx dy.”

“The div element was introduced into HTML as a solution to the layout problem.”

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