Dictionary

element en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛləmənt/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈeləmənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɛlɪmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• ĕl'ĭmənt

Etymology

From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”) (see further etymology there). The verb is from Middle English elementen, from the noun.

Meanings

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.
   • The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn. 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides:
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. ▸ Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
   • 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. 2013, “Elements for Kids — Hydrogen”, in www.duckster.com, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2013:
3. 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. ▸ 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.
4. 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. ▸ One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
   • The she asked the elements to send their spirits to her. 1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 59:
5. (plural-normally) 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. ▸ A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
   • Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, Untill our bodies turne to Elements: And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
6. 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. ▸ 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.
7. 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. ▸ One of the objects in a set.
   • […] the majority of names being compounded of two elements chosen from a stock of special name-words. 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xi:
8. 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. ▸ One of the entries of a matrix.
9. 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. ▸ Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
10. A small part of the whole.
    • an element of the picture
11. A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
    • 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. 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 4, in Pulling the Strings:
    • an element of doubt
12. A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
13. (obsolete) The sky.
    • 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! 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXIX”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:
14. (obsolete) Any one of the heavenly spheres believed to carry the celestial bodies in premodern cosmology.
15. (in-plural, with-definite-article) Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
    • exposed to the elements
16. A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
    • to be in one’s element
17. (plural-normally) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
18. A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
    • You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.
19. (in-plural) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
    • Miniature Nuremberg kitchens complete with all the utensils were said to teach children the elements of housewifery. 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 198:
20. 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.
    • These screens incorporate a layer of transparent gold film in the laminations which forms an electric heating element to act as de-icer and de-mister. 1960 February 14, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotive for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 125:
21. An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
    • The element of area in Cartesian coordinates is dx dy.
22. An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
23. One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
    • The div element was introduced into HTML as a solution to the layout problem. 2011, Richard Wagner, Creating Web Pages All-in-One For Dummies:

Forms

Deriveds

transposable element · regular element · lumped-element model · time element · alloying element · sieve-tube element · finite element · macroelement · out of one's element · photoelement · elementoid · primitive element · bioelement · driven element · urelement · integral element · heteroelement · nanoelement · antielement · logical mechanical element · resel · major element · representative element · radioelement · line element · sentence element · mobile genetic element · sub-element · diagonal element · trace element · graphoelement · thermoelement · element of surprise · transuranium element · single-element · empty-element tag · idele · rare-earth element · interelement · tipping element · endogenous viral element · primordial element · elementwise · sieve element · texel · global element · in one's element · parasitic element · peg element · elementation · main group element · elementology · systematic element name · multielement · generic element · stereoelement · transition element · element zero · block level element · retroelement · tracer element · common element · rare earth element · generalized element · superelement · pseudoelement · element number · identity element · vessel element · nonelement · microelement · unit element · oligoelement

Hypernyms

substance · substance · material · material

Hyponyms

linking element · chemical element · artificial element · superheavy element · heating element · data element · synthetic element · Besselian element · element 0

Relateds

elemental · atom · elementary

Synonyms

chemical element · member · chemical element · elementary substance

Translations (361)

tl mulangkap (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · hy տարր (group of people with a common characteristic) · ru элеме́нт (set theory: object in a set) · sl element (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · ru элеме́нт (something small) · de Element (set theory: object in a set) · ka ელემენტი (group of people with a common characteristic) · fi alkuaine (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · nl element (heating element) · ro element (something small) · it elemento (place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to) · hu részlet (something small) · fi aavistus (something small) · az ünsür (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · tr üye (set theory: object in a set) · nl element (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · fr élément (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · pt intempérie (atmospheric forces) · tr öğe (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · tr eleman (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · hu időjárás (atmospheric forces) · hu elem (place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to) · fr élément (atmospheric forces) · he יְסוֹד (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · he אֵיבָר (set theory: object in a set) · ro element (computing: conceptual object in a markup language) · cmn 分子 (group of people with a common characteristic) · ga dúile (atmospheric forces) · mk елеме́нт (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · km ធាតុ (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · ms unsur (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · el στοιχείο (group of people with a common characteristic) · ka ელემენტი (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · az element (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · cs element (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · et element (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · hu elem (set theory: object in a set) · it elemento (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · fa-ira عُنْصُر (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · sv grundämne (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · ro element (heating element) · ru элеме́нт (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · new तत्त्व (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · mr मूलद्रव्य (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · hu darab (something small) · fi siemen (something small) · sh елѐмент (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · sw elementi (law: component of a cause of action) · hu alkotóelem (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · vi nguyên tố (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · ps عنصر (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · fi alkio (set theory: object in a set) · tg унсур (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · mi huānga (set theory: object in a set) · ga dúil (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · te మూలకము (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · nv 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simplest chemical substance) · th ธาตุ (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · it elemento (alchemy: one of the four basic building blocks) · bg стихи́я (alchemy: one of the four basic building blocks) · it elemento (something small) · cs živel (group of people with a common characteristic) · uk елеме́нт (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · cs prvek (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · br elfenn (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · hu vegyi elem (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · it elemento (law: component of a cause of action) · de Tatbestand (law: component of a cause of action) · ro elemente (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) · nn grunnstoff (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · yue 元素 (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) · is frumefni (chemistry: simplest chemical substance)

wikidata: Q11344 · wikipedia: element · wikipedia: chemical +

element en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛləmənt/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈeləmənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (US) audio
• /ˈɛlɪmənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• ĕl'ĭmənt

Etymology

From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”) (see further etymology there). The verb is from Middle English elementen, from the noun.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, transitive) To compound (something) out of elements.
   • Dull ſublunary lovers love / (VVhoſe ſoule is ſenſe) cannot admit / Abſence, becauſe it doth remove / Thoſe things vvhich elemented it. 1611 or 1612 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC, page 194:
   • [W]hen he ſays, he has compaſſion on’em, they ſhould ask, where then are his Bowels! […] Alaſs! fond Creature, thou art Elemented and Organ’d for other Apprehenſions […] 1681, Tho[mas] Maunyngham, Two Discourses, London: Will[iam] Cademan, page 89:
   • elemented bodies 1661, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Sceptical Chymist: or Chymico-physical Doubts & Paradoxes, […], London: […] J. Cadwell for J. Crooke, […], →OCLC:
2. (obsolete, transitive) To constitute and be the elements of (something).
   • His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness. 1658, Izaak Walton, Life of Donne:

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