element
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈɛlɪmənt/
:
ambiente
- I think that there is an element of luck to finding your purpose.
I love seeing, you know, people out of their element and seeing how they go.
- I love seeing, you know, people out of their element and seeing how they go.
- And in that moment, when they are radiant and in their element, they don't need me.
- So he says pure consciousness is the element into which spirit raises itself.
Examples
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I feel like I'm in my element when I'm exploring this world.
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Access to a military facility, however, remains an important element in residence decisions.
Academic text (1994) -
Is there an element of flow state here?
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It's like there is an element to life where this too shall pass.
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That would give you the element of surprise.
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There is clearly an element of truth in the argument.
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I admit the human element seems to have failed us here.
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I coughed then, as an animal caught out of its element might struggle for breath.
Fiction book (1994) -
I know I was the catalytic element, the passive one, unchanged and unchanging.
Fiction book (1994) -
He feels like he is in his element when he is playing music with his friends.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
The people, places, and conditions around a person, animal, or thing that affect them
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3.0
The natural place where plants and animals live and grow
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2.5
The area and things near a person or place
Physical places where living things or changes happen
Idioms
Compounds
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5
4.4
A very small amount of a metal or mineral the body needs to stay healthy
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3
3.7
A pure substance made of atoms that all have the same number of protons, like oxygen or gold
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2
3.4
A metal part inside a kettle, oven, or heater that gets hot to make things warm
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1
4.2
A natural substance, usually shiny, that lets electricity pass through it and can be shaped into sheets or wires
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1
9.8
A man-made radioactive element with atomic number 115 called moscovium
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9.9
A fictional substance said to give great power in stories and games, not the real chemical element
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A type of atom like carbon, silicon, tin, or lead found in Group 14 of the periodic table
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A radioactive metal with atomic number 104 that scientists make in labs and that does not occur in nature
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A very heavy radioactive metal made by scientists with atomic number 109
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A man-made radioactive element with atomic number 110 called darmstadtium
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A very heavy radioactive metal made in labs that has very unstable atoms
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A radioactive element made in a lab named nihonium with the number 113 that lasts only a short time
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A radioactive, unstable metal that scientists make with atomic number 114 called flerovium
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A heavy element with number 116 made by people that is radioactive and called livermorium
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A small electronic part that makes a simple choice, like an AND or OR gate
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A set of elements like carbon and silicon that behave alike in chemistry
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An element that leaves other elements unchanged when used with an operation, like 0 for addition or 1 for multiplication
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A metal such as cobalt or nickel that has properties similar to other metals in the same group
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A device that detects heat, light, pressure, or movement and produces a signal
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A part of a circuit that gives an output only when the input reaches a set level
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A chemical element that has a higher atomic number than uranium and is radioactive
How Suitable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Element comes from Latin elementum, which meant a 'basic part' and was also used for natural forces like 'air' or 'water', so saying someone is 'in their element' means they are in the place where they naturally do well.