DICTOMETER

GRUNNSTOFF (Norwegian for "element")

(element, elemento)

1. Synonyms:
   • Component
   • Constituent
   • Element
   • Factor
   • Ingredient
   Definitions:
   • an abstract part of something
   Examples:
   • Jealousy was a component of his character
   • Two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
   • The grammatical elements of a sentence
   • A key factor in her success
   • Humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Component
   • Constituent
   • Element
   Definitions:
   • 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
   Examples:
   • Spare components for cars
   • A component or constituent element of a system
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Chemical element
   • Element
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Element
   Definitions:
   • the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
   Examples:
   • Water is the element of fishes
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Element
   Definitions:
   • one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
   Examples:
   • The alchemists believed that there were four elements
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Element
   Definitions:
   • the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
   Examples:
   • In your element
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Element
   Definitions:
   • a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone