元素 — meaning in English
yuán sù
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English meaning
- element noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
Senses
元素 is used for these senses in English:
- element (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; 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.
- ununtrium (dated) The systematic element name for the chemical element with atomic number 113 (symbol Uut). The element is now named nihonium.
element — full definition
- noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
- noun In chemistry, a substance made of only one type of atom, which cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
- noun A small but noticeable amount of a quality, or a heating part inside an appliance.