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UK
/ˈɛlɪmənt/
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[ US /ˈɛɫəmənt/ ]
[ US /ˈɛɫəmənt/ ]
NOUN
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the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
water is the element of fishes -
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
a component or constituent element of a system
spare components for cars - a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
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the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
in your element - 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
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one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
the alchemists believed that there were four elements -
an abstract part of something
a key factor in her success
two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
jealousy was a component of his character
the grammatical elements of a sentence
How To Use element In A Sentence
- You know and, particularly, I'm interested in rhythmic concepts from South Indian music, and so, I work with a lot of these elements in my music. Vijay Iyer: Self-Taught Jazz Pianist Goes 'Solo'
- A substantial element of the system is the set of physical exercises performed in pairs and again based on the idea of the power of co-operation.
- Background-position: background image in the canvas element in the targeted space, designated the upper left corner of the image relative to the level of canvas and vertical spacing interval .
- Based upon analysis of duplicate samples, reproducibility was better than 3% of the measured concentration of each element.
- The BBC have announced (in 'Removing Microformats from bbc. co.uk/programmes') that they'll stop using the hCalendar microformat because of concerns about accessibility, specifically the use of the HTML abbreviation element (the abbr tag): Archive 2008-06-01
- The features in this home are just too many to mention such as coffered ceilings, multi-light windows, heavy door and window casings, and other elements that give this home great charm. WN.com - Business News
- The transitional zones between low backgrounds of W Mo group elements and iron group and chalcophile elements are the favorable enriched zones of uranium deposits.
- With the Shared Model architecture, changes made in one process element are (depending on access privileges) immediately visible and accessible to other process elements.
- The only element of the production that fails to satisfy is the heavily miked, synthesizer-dominated orchestra, which sounds artificial and dead. A 'King' That Is Full of Aces
- If you place the access outside, be sure it is insulated and weatherstripped against both the elements and intrusion by insects or small animals.
