Entry Word: element

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 one of the parts that make up a whole <a free press is an essential element of a democracy>

Synonyms component, constituent, factor, ingredient, member

Related Words detail, item, particular, point; aspect, characteristic, facet, feature, trait; division, fragment, particle, piece, portion, section, sector, segment

Near Antonyms aggregate, composite, compound, sum, total, totality

Antonyms whole

2 elements pluralgeneral or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based <the elements of mathematics can be traced back to Euclid> — see principles 1