Element Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Element

Meaning 1 : an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

    Example : a component or constituent element of a system

    Synonyms : component,  constituent
Meaning 2 : any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter

    Synonyms : chemical element
Meaning 3 : an abstract part of something

    Example : the grammatical elements of a sentence

    Synonyms : component,  constituent,  factor,  ingredient
Meaning 4 : a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

Meaning 5 : one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

    Example : the alchemists believed that there were four elements

Meaning 6 : the most favorable environment for a plant or animal

    Example : water is the element of fishes

Meaning 7 : the situation in which you are happiest and most effective

    Example : in your element