element
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.
Noun 4 meanings
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.
“Letters are the elements of written language.”
A small part of the whole.
“an element of the picture”
A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
“an element of doubt”
A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
Etymology
From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”) (see further etymology there). The verb is from Middle English elementen, from the noun.
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ELEMENT at a glance
ELEMENT has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (E 1 + L 1 + E 1 + M 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,163 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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