Meaning of 'element'

noun

an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up

Synonyms: component

noun

an abstract part of something

Synonyms: component

noun

the most favorable environment for a plant or animal

Example: "water is the element of fishes"

noun

a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

noun

the situation in which you are happiest and most effective

Example: "in your element"

noun

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

Example: "Elements are fundamental in chemistry. "

Synonyms: chemical element

noun

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

Example: "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"