ALL meanings of element
- noun element factor 1
- noun element natural habitat 1
- noun element electrical part 1
- noun element chemical substance 1
- noun,plural element adverse weather 1
- noun element group, faction 1
- noun,plural element basics of a subject 1
- noun element A part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic. 1
- noun Technical meaning of element 1. (data, programming) One of the items of data in an array. 2. (language, text) One kind of node in an SGML, HTML, or XML document tree. An SGML element is typically represented by a start tag ("
") and an end tag ("
"). In some SGML implementations, some tags are omissible, as with "" in HTML. The start tag can contain attributes (""), which are an unordered set of key-value bindings for that element. Both the start tag and end tag for an element typically contain the "tag name" (also called the "GI" or generic identifier) for that element. In XML, an element is always represented either by an explicit start tag and end tag, or by an empty element tag ("
1
"). Other kinds of SGML node are: a section of character data ("foo"), a comment (""), a markup declaration (""), or a processing instruction (""). - noun element aspect 1
- noun element component, part 1
- noun element physics 1
- noun element A place or state of being that an individual or object is better suited towards. 0
- noun element (Christianity, chiefly in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion. 0
- noun element A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic. 0
- noun element A short form of heating element, 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. 0
- noun element (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by a matching pair of tags. 0
- countable noun element The different elements of something are the different parts it contains. 0
- countable noun element A particular element of a situation, activity, or process is an important quality or feature that it has or needs. 0
- countable noun element When you talk about elements within a society or organization, you are referring to groups of people who have similar aims, beliefs, or habits. 0
- countable noun element If something has an element of a particular quality or emotion, it has a certain amount of this quality or emotion. 0
- countable noun element An element is a substance such as gold, oxygen, or carbon that consists of only one type of atom. 0
- countable noun element The element in an electric fire or water heater is the metal part which changes the electric current into heat. 0
- noun plural element You can refer to the weather, especially wind and rain, as the elements. 0
- noun element any of the 118 known substances (of which 93 occur naturally) that consist of atoms with the same number of protons in their nuclei 0
- noun element one of the fundamental or irreducible components making up a whole 0
- noun element a cause that contributes to a result; factor 0
- noun element any group that is part of a larger unit, such as a military formation 0
- noun element a small amount; hint 0
- noun element a distinguishable section of a social group 0
- noun element the most favourable environment for an animal or plant 0
- noun element the situation in which a person is happiest or most effective (esp in the phrases in or out of one's element) 0
- noun element the resistance wire and its former, which constitute the electrical heater in a cooker, heater, etc 0
- noun element one of the four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the universe (earth, air, water, or fire) 0
- noun element atmospheric conditions or forces, esp wind, rain, and cold 0
- noun element the first principles of a subject 0
- noun element a point, line, plane, or part of a geometric figure 0
- noun element any of the terms in a determinant or matrix 0
- noun element one of the infinitesimally small quantities summed by an integral, often represented by the expression following the integral sign 0
- noun element one of the objects or numbers that together constitute a set 0
- noun element the bread or wine consecrated in the Eucharist 0
- noun element any of the numerical quantities, such as the major axis or eccentricity, used in describing the orbit of a planet, satellite, etc 0
- noun element one of the vertical or horizontal rods forming a television or VHF radio receiving aerial 0
- noun element a component of a compound lens 0
- noun element any of the four substances (earth, air, fire, and water) formerly believed to constitute all physical matter 0
- noun element any of these four substances thought of as the natural environment of a class of living beings 0
- noun element the natural or suitable environment, situation, etc. for a person or thing 0
- noun element a component part or quality, often one that is basic or essential 0
- noun element a constituent group of a specified kind 0
- noun element a determining factor 0