elemento

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • element part of which something consists
  • (philosophy) element one of four building block of matter
  • element group of people with a common characteristic
  • individual person considered alone
  • element component in electrical equiment
  • (chemistry) element one of the simplest chemical substances
  • (in the plural) element atmospheric forces
  • element place or state that something is best suited for

Etymology

Derived from Latin elementum (element, a first principle, rudiment).

Origin

Latin

elementum

Gloss

element, a first principle, rudiment

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