звено́ — meaning in English

English meaning

• echelon noun A level or rank within an organisation, especially one of importance or seniority.
• element noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
• link verb To join two or more things together, or to show a connection between them.

Senses

звено́ is used for these senses in English:

• echelon A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
• element 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.
• link (kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
• link (chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.

echelon — full definition

1. noun A level or rank within an organisation, especially one of importance or seniority.
2. noun A formation of troops, ships, or aircraft arranged in parallel diagonal rows.

element — full definition

1. noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
2. noun In chemistry, a substance made of only one type of atom, which cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
3. noun A small but noticeable amount of a quality, or a heating part inside an appliance.

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