element meaning
EN
[ˈel.ɪ.mənt] 
US WElement
- Element or elements may refer to:
FR élément 
- NounPLelementsSUF-ement
- 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 doubt; an element of the picture
- (plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- exposed to the elements
- A place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards.
- to be in one's own element
- (Christianity, chiefly in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.
- A short form of heating element, a component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by a matching pair of tags.
- 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.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- We dissociated the lead iodide into its elements by heating
- The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
- We should attack the enemy's camp now while we still have the element of surprise.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- In [ 3 ], the author performed an impressive volume of theoretical and experimental studies concerning the hydrologistors as new hydraulic systems and elements.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of element in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Pluralia tantum
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
- en elements
- en elementary
- en elemental
- en elementar
- en elementals
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "element" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a pluralia tantum.