element

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.”

2. isim Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.

   “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.”

3. isim A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
4. isim One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.

   “The she asked the elements to send their spirits to her.”

5. isim A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.

   “Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, Untill our bodies turne to Elements: And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones.”

6. isim A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
7. isim One of the objects in a set.

   “[…] the majority of names being compounded of two elements chosen from a stock of special name-words.”

8. isim One of the entries of a matrix.
9. isim Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
10. isim A small part of the whole.

    “an element of the picture”

11. isim A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.

    “an element of doubt”

12. isim A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
13. isim The sky.

    “Sometimes, solitude is of all things my wish; and the awful silence of the night, the spangled element, and the rising and setting sun, how promotive of contemplation!”

14. isim Any one of the heavenly spheres believed to carry the celestial bodies in premodern cosmology.
15. isim Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.

    “exposed to the elements”

16. isim A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.

    “to be in one’s element”

17. isim The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
18. isim A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.

    “You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.”

19. isim The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.

    “Miniature Nuremberg kitchens complete with all the utensils were said to teach children the elements of housewifery.”

20. isim 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.”

21. fiil To compound (something) out of elements.

    “Dull ſublunary lovers love / (VVhoſe ſoule is ſenſe) cannot admit / Abſence, becauſe it doth remove / Thoſe things vvhich elemented it.”

22. fiil To constitute and be the elements of (something).

    “His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness.”