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- DictionaryEl·e·ment/ˈeləmənt/
noun
- 1. a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic: "the death had all the elements of a great tabloid story"
- 2. 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.
An element is a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances through chemistry. An element is also an important component of something or a natural habitat. Element has many other senses as a noun. In chemistry, an element is something that cannot be broken down any further.
A chemical element is a chemical substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions. The basic particle that constitutes a chemical element is the atom. Chemical elements are identified by the number of protons in the nuclei of their atoms, known as the element's atomic number.
4 days ago · any of the 118 known substances (of which 93 occur naturally) that consist of atoms with the same number of protons in their nuclei. Compare compound 1 (sense 1) 2. one of the fundamental or irreducible components making up a whole. 3. a cause that contributes to a result; factor.
chemistry. (also chemical element) [countable] a simple chemical substance that consists of atoms of only one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance. Gold, oxygen and carbon are all elements. All chemical substances, whether elements, compounds or mixtures, are made up of three types of particles.
1 day ago · An element is a substance such as gold, oxygen, or carbon that consists of only one type of atom. 6. countable noun. The element in an electric or water heater is the metal part that changes the electric current into heat. 7. plural noun. You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements .
noun. uk / ˈelɪmənt / us. element noun (PART) Add to word list. B2. a part of something: This book has all the elements of a good detective story. an element of sth. a small amount of an emotion or quality: There's an element of truth in what she says. element noun (PEOPLE) a group of people of a particular type:
element noun. Meaning & use. I. A component part of a complex whole. I.i. of material things. I.i.1. One of the simple substances of which all material bodies are compounded. I.i.1.a. 1725. † In ancient and medieval philosophy these were believed to be: Earth, water, air, and fire. See examples in sense II.9. Obsolete exc. Historical. Cite.
