Etymology : Middle English, from Old French and Latin; Old French, from Latin elementum
Pronunciation : 'e-l&-m&nt
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. element.
2. main component, something which is a part of a complex whole; substance which cannot be simplified or separated (Chemistry). element\el"e*ment\ , n. [f. élément, l. elementum.].
3. 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.
4. one of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. specifically: (chem.) a substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen.note: the elements are naturally classified in several families or groups, as the group of the alkaline elements, the halogen group, and the like. they are roughly divided into two great classes, the metals, as sodium, calcium, etc., which form basic compounds, and the nonmetals or metalloids, as oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, which form acid compounds; but the distinction is only relative, and some, as arsenic, tin, aluminium, etc., form both acid and basic compounds. the essential fact regarding every element is its relative atomic weight or equivalent. when the elements are tabulated in the order of their ascending atomic weights, the arrangement constitutes the series of the periodic law of mendelejeff. see:
periodic law, under periodic. this periodic law enables us to predict the qualities of unknown elements. the number of elements known is about seventy-five, but the gaps in the periodic law indicate the possibility of many more. many of the elements with which we are familiar, as hydrogen, carbon, iron, gold, etc., have been recognized, by means of spectrum analysis, in the sun and the fixed stars. from certain evidence (as that afforded by the periodic law, spectrum analysis, etc.) it appears that the chemical elements probably may not be simple bodies, but only very stable compounds of some simpler body or bodies. in formulas, the elements are designated by abbreviations of their names in latin or new latin. the elements ------------------------------------------------------------ name |sym-|atomic weight| |bol | o=16 | h=1 | ------------------------------------------------------------ aluminum | al | 27.1 | 26.9| antimony(stibium) argon arsenic barium beryllium (see:
glucinum) bismuth boron bromine cadmium caesium calcium carbon cerium chlorine chromium cobalt columbium copper (cuprum) erbium fluorine gadolinium gallium germanium glucinum gold helium hydrogen indium iodine iridium iron (ferrum) krypton lanthanum lead (plumbum) lithium magnesium manganese mercury (hydrargyrum) molybdenum neodymium neon nickel niobium (see:
columbium) nirogen osmium oxygen palladium phosphorus platinum potassium (kalium) praseodymium rhodium rubidium ruthenium ----------------------------------------------------------- the elements -- continued ------------------------------------------------------------ name samarium scandium selenium silicon silver (argentum) sodium (natrium) strontium sulphur tantalum tellurium thallium thorium thulium tin (stannum) titanium tungsten (wolframium) uranium vanadium wolfranium (see:
tungsten) xenon ytterbium yttrium zinc zirconium ----------------------------------------------------------note: several other elements have been announced, as holmium, vesbium, austrium, etc., but their properties, and in some cases their existence, have not yet been definitely established.
5. one of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the elements of granite. the simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn. (thucyd.).
6. (a) one out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell.
7. 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.
8. One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter.
9. Specifically: A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen.
10. To compound of elements or first principles.
11. To constitute; to make up with elements. the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes" a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone the situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element" one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements".
12. element. element. ,-ti chem. element.
13. chem element.
14. 1. The different elements of something are the different parts it contains. The exchange of prisoners of war was one of the key elements of the UN's peace plan. = constituent, component.
15. A particular element of a situation, activity, or process is an important quality or feature that it has or needs. Fitness has now become an important element in our lives. = factor.
16. When you talk about elements within a society or organization, you are referring to groups of people who have similar aims, beliefs, or habits. criminal elements within the security forces. the hooligan element.
17. If something has an element of a particular quality or emotion, it has a certain amount of this quality or emotion. These reports clearly contain elements of propaganda.
18. An element is a substance such as gold, oxygen, or carbon that consists of only one type of atom. ¡Ù compound.
19. The element in an electric fire or water heater is the metal part which changes the electric current into heat.
20. You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements. The area where most refugees are waiting is exposed to the elements.
21. If you say that someone is in their element, you mean that they are in a situation they enjoy. My stepmother was in her element, organizing everything. picture element element chemical native element transition element transuranium element.
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