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Word: Element
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (denoting fundamental constituents of the world or celestial objects): via Old French from Latin elementum ‘principle, rudiment’, translating Greek stoikheion ‘step, component part’
ˈɛlɪm(ə)nt
an essential or characteristic part of something abstract
Short Definition:essential or characteristic part
Examples:- the death had all the elements of a great tabloid story
- there are four elements to the proposal
each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter. Each element is distinguished by its atomic number, i.e. the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms.
Short Definition:chemical substance that cannot be broken down
strong winds, heavy rain, or other kinds of bad weather
Short Definition:bad weather
Examples:- there was no barrier against the elements
a part in an electric kettle, heater, or cooker which contains a wire through which an electric current is passed to provide heat.
Short Definition:electrical part
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