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element > 7 senses
NOUN1element, component, constituent, factor, ingredientAn abstract part of something
2element, chemical elementAny 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
3element, component, constituentAn artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up
4elementOne of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
5elementThe most favorable environment for a plant or animal
6elementThe situation in which you are happiest and most effective
7elementA straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
element > pronunciation
Soundseh'lahmahnt
Rhymesabandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 658 more rhymes in ahnt...
element > noun 1, cognition
MeaningAn abstract part of something.
Examples"the grammatical elements of a sentence"
Synonymscomponent, constituent, factor, ingredient
Broaderpart, section, division
Narrowerbe-all and end-all, be all and end all; plot element; point
element > noun 2, substance
MeaningAny 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.
Synonymschemical element
Partsatom
Broadersubstance, matter
Narrowerallotrope; transuranic element; noble gas, inert gas, argonon; metallic element, metal; nonmetal; transactinide; actinium, Ac, atomic number 89; argon, Ar, atomic number 18; arsenic, As, atomic number 33; astatine, At, atomic number 85; bohrium, Bh, element 107, atomic number 107; boron, B, atomic number 5; bromine, Br, atomic number 35; carbon, C, atomic number 6; chlorine, Cl, atomic number 17; darmstadtium, Ds, element 110, atomic number 110; dubnium, Db, hahnium, element 105, atomic number 105; fluorine, F, atomic number 9; germanium, Ge, atomic number 32; hassium, Hs, element 108, atomic number 108; helium, He, atomic number 2; hydrogen, H, atomic number 1; iodine, iodin, I, atomic number 53; krypton, Kr, atomic number 36; lawrencium, Lr, atomic number 103; meitnerium, Mt, element 109, atomic number 109; mendelevium, Md, Mv, atomic number 101; neon, Ne, atomic number 10; nitrogen, N, atomic number 7; nobelium, No, atomic number 102; oxygen, O, atomic number 8; phosphorus, P, atomic number 15; plutonium, Pu, atomic number 94; radon, Rn, atomic number 86; roentgenium, Rg, element 111, atomic number 111; rutherfordium, Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104; seaborgium, Sg, element 106, atomic number 106; selenium, Se, atomic number 34; silicon, Si, atomic number 14; sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16; tellurium, Te, atomic number 52; ununbium, Uub, element 112, atomic number 112; ununhexium, Uuh, element 116, atomic number 116; ununpentium, Uup, element 115, atomic number 115; ununquadium, Uuq, element 114, atomic number 114; ununtrium, Uut, element 113, atomic number 113; xenon, Xe, atomic number 54; trace element
Adjectiveselemental
element > noun 3, artifact
MeaningAn 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.
Examples"a component or constituent element of a system"
Synonymscomponent, constituent
Broaderpart, portion
Narroweraccessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on; addition, add-on, improver; audio; auto part, car part; crystal; hardware, computer hardware; heating element; ingredient; input; landside; making; module; pixel, pel, picture element; retrofit; spare part, spare; spark gap
Adjectiveselementary; elementary
element > noun 4, substance
MeaningOne of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe.
Examples"the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
Broadersubstance, matter
Narrowerair; fire; earth; quintessence, ether; water
element > noun 5, location
MeaningThe most favorable environment for a plant or animal.
Examples"water is the element of fishes"
Broaderenvironment, environs, surroundings, surround
element > noun 6, state
MeaningThe situation in which you are happiest and most effective.
Examples"in your element"
Broadersituation, state of affairs
element > noun 7, shape
MeaningA straight line that generates a cylinder or cone.
Broaderstraight line
Narrowerelement of a cone; element of a cylinder

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