Elementnoun
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.’;
Propertynoun
Something that is owned.
‘Leave those books alone! They are my property.’; ‘Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.).’;
Elementnoun
(chemistry) 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.
Propertynoun
A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
‘There is a large house on the property.’;
Elementnoun
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
Propertynoun
Real estate; the business of selling houses.
‘He works in property as a housing consultant.’;
Elementnoun
(legal) 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.
Propertynoun
The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
Elementnoun
(set theory) One of the objects in a set.
Propertynoun
An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
‘Charm is his most endearing property.’;
Elementnoun
Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
Propertynoun
An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
‘Matter can have many properties, including color, mass and density.’;
Elementnoun
A small part of the whole.
‘an element of doubt;’; ‘an element of the picture’;
Propertynoun
(computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class, or the value of such a parameter.
‘You need to set the debugging property to "verbose".’;
Elementnoun
Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
‘exposed to the elements’;
Propertynoun
A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
‘Costumes and scenery are distinguished from property properly speaking.’;
Elementnoun
A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
‘to be in one's element’;
Propertynoun
(obsolete) Propriety; correctness.
Elementnoun
The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
Propertyverb
(obsolete) To invest with properties, or qualities.
Elementnoun
A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
‘You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.’;
Propertyverb
(obsolete) To make a property of; to appropriate.
‘#* Shakespeare’;
Elementnoun
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.’;
Propertynoun
That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property of sugar.
‘Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive with quality in general.’;
Elementnoun
(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
Propertynoun
An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties which constitute excellence.
Elementverb
(obsolete) To compound of elements.
Propertynoun
The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing of a thing; ownership; title.
‘Here I disclaim all my paternal care,Propinquity and property of blood.’; ‘Shall man assume a property in man?’;
Elementverb
(obsolete) To constitute and be the elements of.
Propertynoun
That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or small property.
Elementnoun
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.
Propertynoun
All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the dresses of the actors; stage requisites.
‘I will draw a bill of properties.’;
Elementnoun
One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen.
Propertynoun
Propriety; correctness.
Elementnoun
One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the elements of granite.
‘The simplicity which is so large an element in a noble nature was laughed to scorn.’;
Propertyverb
To invest which properties, or qualities.
Elementnoun
One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell is an element of the honeycomb.
Propertyverb
To make a property of; to appropriate.
‘They have here propertied me.’;
Elementnoun
One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed.
Propertynoun
any area set aside for a particular purpose;
‘who owns this place?’; ‘the president was concerned about the property across from the White House’;
Elementnoun
An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be the infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated an indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential.
Propertynoun
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
‘that hat is my property’; ‘he is a man of property’;
Elementnoun
One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.
Propertynoun
a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class;
‘a study of the physical properties of atomic particles’;
Elementnoun
The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of music.
Propertynoun
a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished;
‘self-confidence is not an endearing property’;
Elementnoun
Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the elements of a plan.
Propertynoun
any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie;
‘before every scene he ran down his checklist of props’;
Elementnoun
One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter.
‘Of elementsThe grosser feeds the purer: Earth the Sea;Earth and the Sea feed Air; the Air those FiresEthereal.’; ‘Does not our life consist of the four elements?’; ‘And the complexion of the element [i. e.,the sky or air]In favor's like the work we have in hand,Most bloody, fiery, and most terrible.’; ‘About twelve ounces [of food], with mere element for drink.’; ‘They show that they are out of their element.’;
Property
Property (Latin: Res Privata) in the abstract is what belongs to or with something, whether as an attribute or as a component of said thing. In the context of this article, it is one or more components (rather than attributes), whether physical or incorporeal, of a person's estate; or so belonging to, as in being owned by, a person or jointly a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation or even a society.
Elementnoun
the conditions and movements of the air.
Elementnoun
The whole material composing the world.
‘The elements shall melt with fervent heat.’;
Elementnoun
The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper.
Elementverb
To compound of elements or first principles.
Elementverb
To constitute; to make up with elements.
‘His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness.’;
Elementnoun
an abstract part of something;
‘jealousy was a component of his character’; ‘two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony’; ‘the grammatical elements of a sentence’; ‘a key factor in her success’; ‘humor: an effective ingredient of a speech’;
Elementnoun
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
Elementnoun
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;
‘spare components for cars’; ‘a component or constituent element of a system’;
Elementnoun
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe;
‘the alchemists believed that there were four elements’;
Elementnoun
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal;
‘water is the element of fishes’;
Elementnoun
the situation in which you are happiest and most effective;
‘in your element’;
Elementnoun
a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
