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Element

 
WordNet: element
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The noun has 7 meanings:

Meaning #1: an abstract part of something
  Synonyms: component, constituent, factor, ingredient

Meaning #2: 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
  Synonym: chemical element

Meaning #3: 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
  Synonyms: component, constituent

Meaning #4: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

Meaning #5: the most favorable environment for a plant or animal

Meaning #6: the situation in which you are happiest and most effective

Meaning #7: a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone


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