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element

element

3.0
A part of something that you can separate and that helps it work
  • noun
  • /ˈɛlɪmənt/
translation icon : elemento
  • There are several essential elements of a successful business plan.
  • a key element
  • an essential element
  • an important element

And this brings us to another key element, freedom.

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Examples

  • This is a key element in Jewish law.

  • Lesson number five focused on the story elements, which also helped focus on comprehension.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And all of those things are elements of change.

  • And this brings us to another key element, freedom.

  • So I think that there are three elements to becoming rich.

  • Now, let's talk about some of the key elements of this particular network.

  • More research is needed to determine how these elements should work together to facilitate learning.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Standards and the assessment of standards are common elements across schools in the accountability era.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Even though all of these critical elements seem logical, they are not easy to accomplish.

    Academic text (2015)
  • A selected environment is one composed of the elements that an individual chooses and acts upon.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

part
vselement
1.0

A piece of something that, with others, makes a whole

is the general term emphasizing separability or essential function
factor
vselement
2.1

A thing that helps cause a result

is a concrete separable part rather than a causal influence
component
vselement
447 3.4

A part of something larger, like a machine or system

is the broader label for such separable or essential parts
ingredient
vselement
91 2.1

A part that helps make something happen or succeed, like trust in a team

is more general, not limited to mixtures or combined things
constituent
vselement
17 5.6

A part of something that is needed for the whole to work

is similar but can mean any separable part, not always necessary
key ingredient
vselement
12 3.5

The most important part of something, often in a recipe or plan

can refer to any separable part, not always the most important one
4 3.0

A thing you need for a recipe, process, or result to work

can mean any separable or important part, not only absolutely required
component part
vselement
3 3.5

A single piece that makes up a larger object

is the general name for any separable or necessary unit
crucial ingredient
vselement
1 3.5

An important thing needed for something to work or succeed

is a wider term that may or may not imply necessity
subcomponent
vselement
  • Specialized
1 4.7

A smaller part of a larger machine or system

covers this idea but also applies to standalone separable parts

Antonyms

484 1.0

All of something seen as one unit

Idioms

Not comfortable or confident in a new situation

Compounds

22 3.8

A sudden unexpected thing that catches people off guard

trace element
  • Specialized
5 4.4

A very small amount of a metal or mineral the body needs to stay healthy

chemical element
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A pure substance made of atoms that all have the same number of protons, like oxygen or gold

heating element
  • Specialized
2 3.4

A metal part inside a kettle, oven, or heater that gets hot to make things warm

rare-earth element
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A metal like neodymium used in electronics and strong magnets

metallic element
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A natural substance, usually shiny, that lets electricity pass through it and can be shaped into sheets or wires

A small object or pattern people add to make something look nicer

1 3.7

A part of a story that helps the action move forward

element 115
  • Specialized
1 9.8

A man-made radioactive element with atomic number 115 called moscovium

1 9.9

A fictional substance said to give great power in stories and games, not the real chemical element

carbon group element
  • Specialized
6.7

A type of atom like carbon, silicon, tin, or lead found in Group 14 of the periodic table

element 104
  • Specialized
9.9

A radioactive metal with atomic number 104 that scientists make in labs and that does not occur in nature

element 105
  • Specialized
9.8

A man-made chemical element made in labs with number 105 called dubnium

element 106
  • Specialized
8.8

A man-made radioactive element with atomic number 106 called Seaborgium

element 107
  • Specialized
9.9

A man-made metal with atomic number 107 called bohrium

element 108
  • Specialized
9.9

A very heavy radioactive element with atomic number 108 called hassium

element 109
  • Specialized
9.7

A very heavy radioactive metal made by scientists with atomic number 109

element 110
  • Specialized
9.9

A man-made radioactive element with atomic number 110 called darmstadtium

element 111
  • Specialized
9.6

A very heavy radioactive metal made in labs that has very unstable atoms

element 112
  • Specialized
9.9

A man-made radioactive metal like mercury that does not last long

element 113
  • Specialized
8.2

A radioactive element made in a lab named nihonium with the number 113 that lasts only a short time

element 114
  • Specialized
8.6

A radioactive, unstable metal that scientists make with atomic number 114 called flerovium

element 116
  • Specialized
8.9

A heavy element with number 116 made by people that is radioactive and called livermorium

element of a cone
  • Specialized
8.5

A straight line from the top of a cone to a point on its base

logic element
  • Specialized
6.3

A small electronic part that makes a simple choice, like an AND or OR gate

Group 14 element
  • Specialized
5.8

A set of elements like carbon and silicon that behave alike in chemistry

identity element
  • Specialized
9.1

An element that leaves other elements unchanged when used with an operation, like 0 for addition or 1 for multiplication

iron group element
  • Specialized
6.7

A metal such as cobalt or nickel that has properties similar to other metals in the same group

picture element
  • Specialized
5.3

The smallest colored dot that makes a digital image on a screen

picture element
  • Texting
4.5

A web page element that lets browsers pick the best image file

plot element
  • Specialized
3.4

A shape, line, or label on a chart that shows data

sensing element
  • Specialized
5.1

A device that detects heat, light, pressure, or movement and produces a signal

threshold element
  • Specialized
8.1

A part of a circuit that gives an output only when the input reaches a set level

transuranic element
  • Specialized
9.9

A chemical element that has a higher atomic number than uranium and is radioactive

How Essential

essence
441 4.8
core
468 3.2
element
3.0
component
447 3.4
part
1.0
piece
1.0

Surface Forms

element singular
elements plural

Etymology

Element comes from Latin elementum, meaning a 'basic part', so an element of a machine or idea is one of its simple, necessary parts, like a small building block.