0 a part of something:
2 a simple substance that cannot be reduced to smaller chemical parts:
Aluminium is an element.
3 earth, air, fire, and water from which people in the past believed everything else was made
5 the part of an electrical device that produces heat:
6 one of the parts of something that makes it work, or a quality that makes someone or something effective:
There was an element of truth in what she said, but it was an exaggeration.
8 a substance that cannot be reduced to smaller chemical parts and that has an atom different from that of any other substance
subversive elements in society
All these different political elements have somehow been yoked together to form a new alliance.
They've introduced all sorts of new elements to that programme in order to broaden its appeal.
Reactionary elements in the industry are preventing its progress towards greater efficiency.
The television adverts were, of course, an important element of the campaign.
There's always an element of subjectivity in decision-making.
There's an element of calculation in his behaviour that makes me distrust him.
There's always an element of sexual innuendo in our conversations.
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