element

1. 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.Examples: "Hydrogen is the first element in the periodic table. It is the simplest possible atom composed of one proton in the nucleus which is orbited by a single electron."Synonyms: chemical element

2. 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.Synonyms: elementary substance, chemical element

3. 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.Examples: "Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, Untill our bodies turne to Elements: And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones."plural-normally

4. 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.

5. 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.Examples: "[…] the majority of names being compounded of two elements chosen from a stock of special name-words."Synonyms: member

6. 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.