element
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- noun
- /ˈɛlɪmənt/
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- In geometry class, we learned that a straight line is an element that, when moved, creates a cone.
Examples
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The teacher explained that the key element of a cylinder is the straight line that forms its surface.
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To visualize a cone, imagine an element that moves from the base to the apex in a straight line.
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Then, make sure the same foreground element is the same distance from the corresponding edge in the other photo.
Academic text (1999) -
However, the thoroughness of the evaluation depends on the detail added to the finite-element model.
Academic text (1998) -
So, in a p100 sense, Mr. Archy's suspicion did contain an element of validity.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
A line that moves to make a surface
A straight line from the top of a cone to a point on its base
Idioms
Compounds
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A very small amount of a metal or mineral the body needs to stay healthy
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A pure substance made of atoms that all have the same number of protons, like oxygen or gold
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A metal part inside a kettle, oven, or heater that gets hot to make things warm
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A natural substance, usually shiny, that lets electricity pass through it and can be shaped into sheets or wires
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A man-made radioactive element with atomic number 115 called moscovium
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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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Element comes from Latin elementum, meaning a 'basic part', and was used for the simple pieces of knowledge in geometry, so an element in math can mean a line that helps make a surface.