element in English: One of the parts that something is made of; a basic part of a whole. (noun)

Translation

One of the parts that something is made of; a basic part of a whole.

Word origin

From Latin elementum, a first principle or basic part; where the Latin word itself came from is not known.

Gender

Pluralelements

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An element is one important part of something bigger.

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The elements are the parts that make it up.

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In science, an element is a basic substance that cannot be broken into simpler ones.

part

A piece or section of something bigger, not the whole of it.

piece

A part of something, or one thing from a group of things.

whole

All of something, with no part left out.

nature

The plants, animals, land, and weather of the world, not made by people.

fire

The hot, bright flames that burn when something is on fire and give heat and light.

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