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element | one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | |
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element | a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone | |
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element | the most favorable environment for a plant or animal | |
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element, constituent, component | 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 | |
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element, component, factor, ingredient, constituent | an abstract part of something | |
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element | the situation in which you are happiest and most effective | |
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element, chemical element | 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 |