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    Definition of elements in English Dictionary

  • NounBFelement
    1. plural of element.
      1. (plural only) Outdoor weather, such as wind or rain.
        1. (plural only) The basic tenets of an area of knowledge.
          1. (plural only) The bread and wine of the eucharist.
          2. More Examples
            1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
              • The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.
              • The subscript numbers after each element are the indices of that element.
              • There is a vast amount of literature available that provides in-depth reviews of modeling shallow water flows using the finite difference, finite volume, and finite element methods.
            2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
              • In [ 3 ], the author performed an impressive volume of theoretical and experimental studies concerning the hydrologistors as new hydraulic systems and elements.
          • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
            1. Nouns
              • Noun forms
                • Noun plural forms
                • Pluralia tantum
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              1. en elements of surprise
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              Grammatically, this word "elements" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form and a pluralia tantum.
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