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English to English noun 1. 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 source: wordnet30
2. 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 source: wordnet30
3. 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 source: wordnet30
4. the most favorable environment for a plant or animal water is the element of fishes source: wordnet30
5. one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe the alchemists believed that there were four elements source: wordnet30
6. the situation in which you are happiest and most effective in your element source: wordnet30
7. a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone source: wordnet30
8. 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. source: webster1913
verb 9. To compound of elements or first principles. source: webster1913
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