📒 a necessary or typical part of something; one of several parts that something contains
- There are three important elements to consider.
- an essential/a crucial/a critical element
- element in something Cost was a key element in our decision.
📒 a small amount of a quality or feeling
- We need to preserve the element of surprise.
- These rumours do contain an element of truth.
- All outdoor activities carry an element of risk.
📒 a simple chemical substance that consists of atoms of only one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance. Gold, oxygen and carbon are all elements.
- All chemical substances, whether elements, compounds or mixtures, are made up of three types of particles.
- the constituent elements of the universe
- Different atoms of the same element are called isotopes.
📒 one of the four substances: earth, air, fire and water, which people used to believe everything else was made of
📒 the weather, especially bad weather
- Are we going to brave the elements and go for a walk?
- The place was completely exposed to the elements.
- He told us stories of how he had battled the elements on his mountaineering trips.
📒 the basic principles of a subject that you have to learn first
- He taught me the elements of map-reading.
📒 a group of people who form a part of a larger group or society
- moderate/radical elements within the party
- unruly elements in the school
- These ideas are not just the province of a fringe element in the party.
📒 a natural or suitable environment, especially for an animal
- Water is a fish's natural element.
📒 the part of a piece of electrical equipment that gives out heat
- The water heater has electric heating elements submerged in a storage tank.
📒 doing what you are good at and enjoy
- She's really in her element at parties.
📒 in a situation that you are not used to and that makes you feel uncomfortable
- I feel out of my element talking about politics.