Definitions for element
element
el·e·ment
Spelling: [el-uh-muh nt]
IPA: /ˈɛl ə mənt/
Element is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 71 anagrams from letters in element (eeelmnt).
Definitions for element
noun
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a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis:
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Chemistry. one of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means.
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a natural habitat, sphere of activity, environment, etc.:
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elements.
atmospheric agencies or forces; weather:
the rudimentary principles of an art, science, etc.:
the bread and wine of the Eucharistic service.
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any group of people singled out within a larger group by identifiable behavior patterns, common interests, ethnic similarities, etc.:
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one of the substances, usually earth, water, air, and fire, formerly regarded as constituting the material universe.
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Mathematics.
an infinitesimal part of a given quantity, similar in nature to it.
an entity that satisfies all the conditions of belonging to a given set.
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Geometry. one of the points, lines, planes, or other geometrical forms, of which a figure is composed.
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Astronomy. any of the data required to define the precise nature of an orbit and to determine the position of a planet in the orbit at any given time.
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Electricity. an electric device with terminals for connection to other electrical devices.
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Radio. one of the electrodes in a vacuum tube.
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Astrology. any of the four triplicity groupings of signs: fire, earth, air, or water.
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Optics. any of the lenses or other components constituting an optical system.
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Grammar. any word, part of a word, or group of words that recurs in various contexts in a language with relatively constant meaning.
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Digital Technology. the start and end tags in an electronic document or web page, along with the text or other content between these tags.
See also tag1 (def 9b).
Origin of element
1250-1300; Middle English (Anglo-French) Latin elementum one of the four elements, letter of the alphabet, first principle, rudiment
Examples for element
The other element in the story which Synge introduces into the play is equally true.
Anne Marie was in her element, jabbering away in heavily accented Liberian English, the center of attention.
Regrow limbs, cure cancer, or rock a killer outfit à la Milla Jovovich in The Fifth element.
Very bass-y house, if I was in my element and playing what I like to play.
George was in his element at those times, and the depth of his knowledge amazed me.
In my opinion they are a ghastly nuisance; also an element of danger.
There really is an element of falling in love with each other.
The circumstances of war contain every element that can shake the nerves.
It was an element of spasmodic conscience than he saw here, and it troubled him.
The one element Carlotta had left out of her calculations was herself.