element
noun
/ˈɛləmənt/
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/ˈɛlɪmənt/
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- 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.
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- (chemistry) 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.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- 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.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
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- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
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elemental
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- (mysticism, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.
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