element

/ˈelɪmənt/ noun

Definition

PART [C] › a part of something: This book has all the elements of a good detective story.

an element of sth › a small amount of an emotion or quality: There's an element of truth in what she says.

PEOPLE [C] › a group of people of a particular type: The disruptive element on the committee voted against the proposal.

SIMPLE SUBSTANCE [C] › a simple substance which cannot be reduced to smaller chemical parts: Iron is one of the elements of the Earth's crust.

HEAT [C] › the part of a piece of electrical equipment which produces heat

(Definition of element noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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