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UK
/ˈɛlɪmənts/
]
[ US /ˈɛɫəmənts/ ]
[ US /ˈɛɫəmənts/ ]
NOUN
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violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
they felt the full fury of the elements
How To Use elements In A Sentence
- Under the cover of darkness, exotic sports cars come alive with red-hot glowing brakes, flaming exhausts and sparks from contact as drivers battle both the elements and other drivers.
- 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'
- Philips is also exploring the potential of applying LED to help 'declutter' city streets increasingly obscured by a variety of elements, including lighting fixtures. WebWire | Recent Headlines
- 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
- This constitutes one of the key elements in this reform programme.
- 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.
- Iron, in contrast, combines with elements such as oxygen and sulphur to make mineral ores.
- It is critical to an understanding of deixis to recall that even very ‘local’ elements of context, such as a speaker's own corporeal experience and perceptual field, are susceptible of schematisation.
- I put on my thick coat ready to brave the elements.
- Having designed many elements in the hotel, from the bedside lamps to the banquette sofas, he has now set his sights on a much bigger challenge.