element

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”) (see further etymology there). The verb is from Middle English elementen, from the noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕl'ĭmənt, IPA(key): /ˈɛlɪmənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛləmənt/ Hyphenation: el‧e‧ment === Noun === element (plural elements) One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus. Synonym: chemical element Hypernyms: substance, material Hyponyms: alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, chalcogen, pnictogen, halogen, metal, noble gas, rare earth element, rare earth metal (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons. Synonyms: elementary substance, chemical element Hypernyms: substance, material Hyponyms: alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, chalcogen, pnictogen, halogen, metal, noble gas, rare earth element, rare earth metal One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air. (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material. (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved. (set theory) One of the objects in a set. Synonym: member (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix. Any of the teeth of a zip fastener. A small part of the whole. A small but present amount of a quality, a hint. A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result. (obsolete) The sky. (obsolete) Any one of the heavenly spheres believed to carry the celestial bodies in premodern cosmology. (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains. A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to. (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion. A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic. (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments. A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it. (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential. (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit. (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== atom === Verb === element (third-person singular simple present elements, present participle elementing, simple past and past participle elemented) (transitive, obsolete) To compound (something) out of elements. To constitute and be the elements of (something). ==== Related terms ==== transelement === References === Lehmann, R.G. (2011). "27-30-22-26 - How many letters needs an alphabet?". In de Voogt, A.; Quack, J.F. The Idea of Writing: Writing Across Borders. Brill. pp. 15–16, note 8. === Further reading === “element”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “element”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === leetmen == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin elementum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ləˈmen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ləˈment] IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.leˈment] === Noun === element m (plural elements) element, a component part of a thing (plural) fundamental principles or simpler notions of a knowledge system (plural) set of natural forces (the weather, the sea, etc) (chemistry) element, a simple substance that cannot be broken down into others by chemical methods (biology) the environment in which a being lives (idiomatic) trobar-se algú en el seu element ― to be somebody in the situation that best suits their tastes or abilities (an idiom, literally to be in one's element) (math) element, an object that belongs to a set (pejorative) a person, an individual ==== Derived terms ==== elemental element químic === Further reading === “element”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “element”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “element” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “element” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Latin elementum. === Noun === element element. ==== Declension ==== === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[5], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN == Czech == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Czech element, from Latin elementum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛmɛnt] === Noun === element m inan element (one of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based) element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air) elementary (basic knowledge or fact) (literary) element (small part of the whole) (physics) galvanic cell ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “element”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “element”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “element”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Noun === element n (singular definite elementet, plural indefinite elementer) (set theory) element ==== Declension ==== === References === “element” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”), of uncertain origin (see further etymology there). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌeː.ləˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: ele‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === element n (plural elementen, diminutive elementje n) element (chemistry) element (set theory) element ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: elemen === Anagrams === leemten == Kashubian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Polish element. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛˈlɛ.mɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛmɛnt Syllabification: e‧le‧ment === Noun === element m inan element (small part of the whole) === Further reading === Jan Trepczyk (1994), “element”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2 Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “element”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[6] == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin elementum. === Noun === element n (definite singular elementet, indefinite plural element or elementer, definite plural elementa or elementene) an element === References === “element” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin elementum. === Noun === element n (definite singular elementet, indefinite plural element, definite plural elementa) an element === References === “element” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Czech == === Alternative forms === elementum === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin elementum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈɛlɛmɛnt/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈɛlɛmɛnt/ === Noun === element m inan element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Czech: element === References === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “element”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Old Polish == === Alternative forms === aliment === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin elementum. First attested in the middle of the 15th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɛlʲɛ(ː)mɛ(ː)nt/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɛlʲɛmɛnt/, /ɛlʲement/ === Noun === element m animacy unattested element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air) ==== Descendants ==== Polish: element Silesian: elymynt === References === B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “element”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN == Old Slovak == === Alternative forms === elementum === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin elementum. === Noun === element m inan element (basic substance) element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air) ==== Descendants ==== Slovak: element === References === Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “element”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC == Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish element. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛmɛnt Syllabification: e‧le‧ment === Noun === element m inan (diminutive elemencik) element (small part of the whole) member; dregs (person or group with negative traits) Wieczorami w knajpie zbierał się podejrzany element. ― In the evenings, a suspicious group congregated in the pub. element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air) Synonym: żywioł (mathematics) element (infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential) (in the plural) elements (basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments) Synonym: podstawy (obsolete, chemistry) element (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons) Synonym: pierwiastek (Middle Polish) substance Synonym: substancja ==== Declension ==== === Trivia === According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), element is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 49 times in scientific texts, 12 times in news, 44 times in essays, 6 times in fiction, and 0 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 111 times, making it the 549th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words. === References === === Further reading === element in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN element in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “element”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] “ELEMENT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 23.10.2012 Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “element”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “element”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “element”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 689 element in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French élément, from Latin elementum. === Noun === element n (plural elemente) element ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === elèmenat (Bosnia, Serbia) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /elěment/ Hyphenation: e‧le‧ment === Noun === elèment m inan (Cyrillic spelling елѐмент) element ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Slovak element, from Latin elementum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈelement] === Noun === element m inan element (small part of the whole) element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air) (chemistry) element (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons) element (factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result) (engineering) A simple machine component occurring separately or as a whole on various devices. ==== Declension ==== === Noun === element m animal or m pers member; dregs (person or group with negative traits) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “element”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Noun === element n element; basic building block of matter in ancient philosophy element; a place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards elements; forces of weather element; an object in a set (mathematics) element of a matrix heating element, radiator (computing) element; object in markup language ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== elementär elementa elementar- == Turkish == === Etymology === From Latin elementum. Doublet of eleman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eleˈmænt/ Hyphenation: e‧le‧ment === Noun === element (definite accusative elementi, plural elementler) (chemistry) element ==== Declension ====