A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
A small part of the whole.
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.
Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
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.
An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
One of the objects in a set.
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.
A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
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.
An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
One of the entries of a matrix.
A kind of substance.
Matter made up of normal particles, not antiparticles.
Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to change and development; formlessness. Matter receives form, and becomes substance.
An affair, condition, or subject, especially one of concern or (especially when preceded by the) one that is problematic.
The basic structural component of the universe, usually having mass and volume.
An approximate amount or extent.
Printed material, especially in books or magazines.
To be important.
To care about, to mind; to find important.