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| 1. | [ noun ] an abstract part of something | |
| Synonyms: | factor component ingredient constituent | |
| Examples: | : "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" "an effective ingredient of a speech" |
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| Related terms: | part point be-all_and_end-all factorize | |
| 2. | [ 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 | |
| Synonyms: | constituent component | |
| Examples: | : "spare components for cars" "a component or constituent element of a system" |
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| Related terms: | part addition accessory ingredient crystal video spark_gap landside auto_part module audio makings pixel spark_gap spare_part retrofit hardware heating_element form | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (chemistry) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | chemical_element | |
| Related terms: | substance oxygen chlorine metallic_element iodine helium argon carbon hydrogen nitrogen germanium halogen rare_earth sulfur phosphorus xenon fluorine selenium silicon rutherfordium tellurium unnilquintium Ac nonmetal actinide trace_element krypton lawrencium arsenic noble_gas transuranic_element neon mendelevium nobelium boron unnilhexium astatine unnilseptium radon plutonium bromine allotrope transactinide atom | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (geography) the most favorable environment for a plant or animal | |
| Examples: | "water is the element of fishes" |
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| Related terms: | environment | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the situation in which you are happiest and most effective | |
| Examples: | "in your element" |
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| Related terms: | situation | |
| 6. | [ noun ] one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | |
| Examples: | "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" |
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| Related terms: | substance water fire air quintessence earth | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (mathematics,geometry) a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone | |
| Related terms: | straight_line element_of_a_cylinder element_of_a_cone | |
| Similar spelling: |
elements elemental elementary elmont eliminate Ellman Elamin eliminator |
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