Definition of element

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Definition of element

  • 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 (noun)

    Examples

    1. a component or constituent element of a system

    Synonyms

    1. component
    2. constituent
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. chemical element
  • an abstract part of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the grammatical elements of a sentence

    Synonyms

    1. component
    2. constituent
    3. factor
    4. ingredient
  • a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone (noun)
  • one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe (noun)

    Examples

    1. the alchemists believed that there were four elements
  • the most favorable environment for a plant or animal (noun)

    Examples

    1. water is the element of fishes
  • the situation in which you are happiest and most effective (noun)

    Examples

    1. in your element

See definition of element in Merriam Webster