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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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formula
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”); see form.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??.mj?.l?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f??.mj?.l?/
Noun
formula (plural formulae or formulas)
- (mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
- Synonym: mathematical formula
- is a formula for finding the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0.
- Hyponyms: Brahmagupta's formula, Bretschneider's formula, Cauchy's integral formula, Cayley's formula, De Moivre's formula, Euler's formula, Faulhaber's formula, Heron's formula, haversine formula, Jacobi's formula, Legendre's formula, Stirling's formula, Vieta's formulas, Viète's formula
- (chemistry) A symbolic expression of the structure of a compound.
- Synonym: chemical formula
- A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.
- A formulation; a prescription; a mixture or solution made in a prescribed manner; the identity and quantities of ingredients of such a mixture.
- A formal statement of doctrine, as in religion.
- (countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of infant formula; drink given to babies to substitute for mother's milk.
- (logic) A syntactic expression of a proposition, built up from quantifiers, logical connectives, variables, relation and operation symbols, and, depending on the type of logic, possibly other operators such as modal, temporal, deontic or epistemic ones.
- Hyponym: sentence
Derived terms
- formula architecture
- formula investing
- formula investor
- formula plan
- formulate
- formulation
- Formula One
- formula racing
- multiformula
Related terms
Descendants
- Irish: foirmle
- Scottish Gaelic: foirmle
Translations
Further reading
- formula in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- formula in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Formula in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /fu??mu.l?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /fur?mu.l?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /fo??mu.la/
Verb
formula
- third-person singular present indicative form of formular
- second-person singular imperative form of formular
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin formula (“small form”), from forma (“form”).
Noun
formula
- formula
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Finnish
Noun
formula
- (motor racing) a Formula One racing car
Declension
French
Verb
formula
- third-person singular past historic of formuler
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin formula (“a small pattern or mold, form, rule, principle, method, formula”), diminutive of forma (“a form”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?formul?]
- Hyphenation: for?mu?la
- Rhymes: -l?
Noun
formula (plural formulák)
- formula (an established form of words for use in a procedure)
- formula (a plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result)
- (archaic) spell, charm, incantation (words or a formula supposed to have magical powers)
Declension
References
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin f?rmula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [f?r?mula]
- Hyphenation: for?mu?la
Noun
formula (first-person possessive formulaku, second-person possessive formulamu, third-person possessive formulanya)
- formula
- Synonym: rumus
Derived terms
Further reading
- “formula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin formula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?r.mu.la/
Noun
formula f (plural formule)
- (mathematics, chemistry) formula
Derived terms
- formulare
- Formula Uno
Related terms
- forma
Etymology 2
Verb
formula
- third-person singular present indicative of formulare
- second-person singular imperative of formulare
Anagrams
- fulmaro
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive, from f?rma +? -ulus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?fo?r.mu.la/, [?fo?rm???ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?for.mu.la/, [?f?rmul?]
Noun
f?rmula f (genitive f?rmulae); first declension
- shape, outline
- (fine) form; beauty
- pattern, mould; paradigm
- form, rule, method, formula
- lawsuit, action
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- formula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- formula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- formula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- formula in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- formula in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- formula in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin f?rmula.
Noun
formula f (plural formulas)
- (mathematics) formula (any mathematical rule expressed symbolically)
- (chemistry) formula (a symbolic expression of the structure of a compound)
- form (a blank document or template to be filled in by the user)
Portuguese
Verb
formula
- third-person singular present indicative of formular
- second-person singular imperative of formular
Romanian
Etymology 1
From French formuler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [for.mu?la]
Verb
a formula (third-person singular present formuleaz?, past participle formulat) 1st conj.
- to formulate
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [for?mu.la]
Noun
formula f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of formul?
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin formula.
Noun
f?rmula f (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- (mathematics, chemistry, logic) formula
- rule
Declension
Spanish
Verb
formula
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of formular.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of formular.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of formular.
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