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element

noun /ɛləmənt/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 9 WWF 12
Definitions
noun

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

“a component or constituent element of a system”

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

noun

an abstract part of something

“the grammatical elements of a sentence”

noun

a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone

noun

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

“the alchemists believed that there were four elements”

noun

the most favorable environment for a plant or animal

“water is the element of fishes”

noun

the situation in which you are happiest and most effective

“in your element”

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