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element
English
Etymology
From Middle English element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”) (see further etymology there).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?l'?m?nt, IPA(key): /??l?m?nt/
- Hyphenation: el?e?ment
Noun
element (plural elements)
- 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.
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides
- The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn.
- (chemistry) 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.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (law) 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.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- 1881, Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides
- A small part of the whole.
- (obsolete) The sky.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 69:
- 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!
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 69:
- (plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- 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.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
Synonyms
- (in chemistry): chemical element, firststuff (rare, nonstandard)
- (in set theory): member
Hyponyms
- chemical element
- data element
- heating element
Derived terms
- single-element
Related terms
- elemental
- elementary
Translations
See also
- atom
Verb
element (third-person singular simple present elements, present participle elementing, simple past and past participle elemented)
- (obsolete) To compound of elements.
- 1633, John Donne, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- those things which elemented [love]
- 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist:
- elemented bodies
- 1681, Maunyngham, Disc., page 89:
- thou art elemented and organed
- 1633, John Donne, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
- (obsolete) To constitute and be the elements of.
- 1658, Izaak Walton, Life of Donne:
- His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness.
- 1658, Izaak Walton, Life of Donne:
Related terms
- transelement
Further reading
- element in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- element in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
References
- Lehmann, R.G. (2011). "27-30-22-26 - How many letters needs an alphabet?". In de Voogt, A.; Quack, J.F. The Idea of Writing: Writing Across Borders. Brill. pp. 15–16, note 8.
Anagrams
- leetmen
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin elementum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /?.l??ment/
- (Central) IPA(key): /?.l??men/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /e.le?ment/
Noun
element m (plural elements)
- element (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
- elemental
- element químic
Further reading
- “element” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “element” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “element” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “element” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin elementum
Noun
element
- element.
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Danish
Noun
element n (singular definite elementet, plural indefinite elementer)
- (set theory) element
Declension
References
- “element” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch element, from Old French element, from Latin elementum (“a first principle, element, rudiment”), of uncertain origin (see further etymology there).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?e?.l??m?nt/
- Hyphenation: ele?ment
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
element n (plural elementen, diminutive elementje n)
- element
- (chemistry) element
- (set theory) element
Derived terms
- elementair
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: elemen
Anagrams
- leemten
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin elementum
Noun
element n (definite singular elementet, indefinite plural element or elementer, definite plural elementa or elementene)
- an element
References
- “element” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin elementum
Noun
element n (definite singular elementet, indefinite plural element, definite plural elementa)
- an element
References
- “element” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin elementum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?.m?nt/
Noun
element m inan
- element (component, piece of a larger whole)
- (derogatory) element (group of people)
Declension
Further reading
- element in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- element in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French élément, from Latin elementum.
Noun
element n (plural elemente)
- element
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Bosnian, Serbian): elèmenat
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /el?ment/
- Hyphenation: e?le?ment
Noun
elèment m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- element
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
element n
- element; basic building block of matter in ancient philosophy
- element; a place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards
- elements; forces of weather
- element; an object in a set
- (mathematics) element of a matrix
- heating element, radiator
- (computing) element; object in markup language
Declension
Related terms
- elementär
- elementa
- elementar-
Turkish
Etymology
From German Element.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?.le.?ment]
- Hyphenation: e?le?ment
Noun
element (definite accusative elementi, plural elementler)
- (chemistry) element
Declension
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faction
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fæk.??n/, /?fæk.?n?/
- Rhymes: -æk??n
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin facti? (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faci? (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.
Noun
faction (countable and uncountable, plural factions)
- (countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
- (uncountable) Strife; discord.
- 1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute, pg. 188:
- Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.
- 2001, Odd Magne Bakke, "Concord and Peace": A Rhetorical Analysis of the First Letter of Clement With an Emphasis on the Language of Unity and Sedition, publ. Mohr Siebeck, ?ISBN, pg. 89:
- He asks the audience if they believe that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order and concord.
- 1805, Johann Georg Cleminius, Englisches Lesebuch für Kaufleute, pg. 188:
Derived terms
- factional
- factionalize
Related terms
Translations
See also
- splinter group
Etymology 2
Blend of fact +? fiction.
Noun
faction (uncountable)
- A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction
Derived terms
- science faction
Related terms
- fact
- fiction
See also
- Non-fiction novel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin facti?, facti?nem. Compare façon, which is inherited rather than borrowed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fak.sj??/
Noun
faction f (plural factions)
- act of keeping watch
- a watchman
- (politics) a faction; specifically one which causes trouble
Further reading
- “faction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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