Word

element, n.
(elements)
freq. cnt. 48

an abstract part of something
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1

component constituent element factor ingredient

sample sentences

"jealousy was a component of his character"
"two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"
"the grammatical elements of a sentence"
"a key factor in her success"
"humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

be-all and end-all, be all and end all plot element point

hypernym

part, division, section

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
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4

component constituent element

sample sentences

"spare components for cars"
"a component or constituent element of a system"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

supplement, accessory, appurtenance, add-on addition, add-on, improver audio auto part, car part crystal hardware, computer hardware heating element ingredient input landside making module pixel, pel, picture element retrofit spare part, spare spark gap

hypernym

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.substance> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

chemical element element

semantic pointers

hypernym

part meronym

hyponym

allotrope transuranic element noble gas, inert gas, argonon metal, metallic element nonmetal transactinide actinium, Ac, atomic number 89 argon, Ar, atomic number 18 arsenic, As, atomic number 33 astatine, At, atomic number 85 bohrium, Bh, element 107, atomic number 107 boron, B, atomic number 5 bromine, Br, atomic number 35 carbon, C, atomic number 6 chlorine, Cl, atomic number 17 darmstadtium, Ds, element 110, atomic number 110 dubnium, Db, hahnium, element 105, atomic number 105 fluorine, F, atomic number 9 germanium, Ge, atomic number 32 hassium, Hs, element 108, atomic number 108 helium, He, atomic number 2 hydrogen, H, atomic number 1 iodine, iodin, I, atomic number 53 krypton, Kr, atomic number 36 lawrencium, Lr, atomic number 103 meitnerium, Mt, element 109, atomic number 109 mendelevium, Md, Mv, atomic number 101 neon, Ne, atomic number 10 nitrogen, N, atomic number 7 nobelium, No, atomic number 102 oxygen, O, atomic number 8 phosphorus, P, atomic number 15 plutonium, Pu, atomic number 94 radon, Rn, atomic number 86 roentgenium, Rg, element 111, atomic number 111 rutherfordium, Rf, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104, atomic number 104 seaborgium, Sg, element 106, atomic number 106 selenium, Se, atomic number 34 silicon, Si, atomic number 14 sulfur, S, sulphur, atomic number 16 tellurium, Te, atomic number 52 ununbium, Uub, element 112, atomic number 112 ununhexium, Uuh, element 116, atomic number 116 ununpentium, Uup, element 115, atomic number 115 ununquadium, Uuq, element 114, atomic number 114 ununtrium, Uut, element 113, atomic number 113 xenon, Xe, atomic number 54 trace element

the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

element

sample sentences

"water is the element of fishes"

semantic pointers

hypernym

environment, environs, surroundings, surround

a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
<noun.shape>

element

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

element of a cone element of a cylinder

the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
<noun.state>

element

sample sentences

"in your element"

semantic pointers

hypernym

situation, state of affairs

one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
<noun.substance>

element

sample sentences

"the alchemists believed that there were four elements"

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

air fire earth quintessence, ether water