Element (noun)
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.
“Letters are the elements of written language.”
Element (noun)
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.
Element (noun)
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
Element (noun)
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.
Element (noun)
One of the objects in a set.
Element (noun)
A small part of the whole.
“an element of doubt;”
“an element of the picture”
Element (noun)
Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
“exposed to the elements”
Element (noun)
A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
“to be in one’s element”
Element (noun)
The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
Element (noun)
A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
“You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.”
Element (noun)
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.
“The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.”
Element (noun)
One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
Element (verb)
To compound of elements.
Element (verb)
To constitute and be the elements of.
Compound (noun)
an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined
Compound (noun)
a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices
Compound (noun)
Anything made by combining several things.
Compound (noun)
A substance made from any combination elements.
Compound (noun)
A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight.
Compound (noun)
A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed from lap and top.
Compound (noun)
a compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Compound (adjective)
composed of elements; not simple
“a compound word”
Compound (adjective)
dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process
“compound addition; compound proportion”
Compound (adjective)
An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Compound (verb)
To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
“to compound a medicine”
Compound (verb)
To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
Compound (verb)
To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something else.
Compound (verb)
To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
“to compound a debt”
Compound (verb)
To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
Compound (verb)
To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by with before the person participating, and for before the thing compounded or the consideration.
Compound (verb)
To compose; to constitute.
Compound (verb)
To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
Compound (verb)
To worsen a situation