Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter E - Page 15
Element (n.) (Math.) An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be the infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated an indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential.
Element (n.) (Math.) Sometimes a curve, or surface, or volume is considered as described by a moving point, or curve, or surface, the latter being at any instant called an element of the former.
Element (n.) (Math.) One of the terms in an algebraic expression.
Element (n.) One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.
Element (n.) pl. The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of music.
Element (n.) pl. Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the elements of a plan.
Element (n.) One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter. (a.) The four elements were, air, earth, water, and fire;
Note: whence it is said, water is the proper element of fishes; air is the element of birds. Hence, the state or sphere natural to anything or suited for its existence.
Of elements, () The grosser feeds the purer: Earth the Sea; Earth and the Sea feed Air; the Air those Fires Ethereal. -- Milton.
Does not our life consist of the four elements? -- Shak.
And the complexion of the element [i. e.,the sky or air] In favor's like the work we have in hand, Most bloody, fiery, and most terrible. -- Shak.
About twelve ounces [of food], with mere element for drink. -- Cheyne.
They show that they are out of their element. -- T. Baker.
Element (n.) Esp., the conditions and movements of the air. "The elements be kind to thee."
Element (n.) The elements of the alchemists were salt, sulphur, and mercury. -- Brande & C.
Element (n.) pl. The whole material composing the world.
The elements shall melt with fervent heat. -- 2 Peter iii. 10.
Element (n.) pl. (Eccl.) The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper.
Magnetic element, one of the hypothetical elementary portions of which a magnet is regarded as made up.
Element (v. t.) To compound of elements or first principles. [Obs.] "[Love] being elemented too." -- Donne.
Element (v. t.) To constitute; to make up with elements.
His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness. -- Walton.
Element (n.) 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" [syn: component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient].
Element (n.) 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" [syn: component, constituent, element].
Element (n.) 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 [syn: chemical element, element].
Element (n.) 4: The most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water
is the element of fishes."
Element (n.) One of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements."
Element (n.) The situation in which you are happiest and most effective; "in your element."
Element (n.) A straight line that generates a cylinder or cone.
Element, () One of the items of data in an array.
Element, () One kind of node in an SGML, HTML, or XML document tree. An SGML element is typically represented by a start tag (" ") and an end tag (" ").
In some SGML implementations, some tags are omissible, as with " " in HTML.
The start tag can contain attributes (" "), which are an unordered set of key-value bindings for that element. Both the start tag and end tag for an element typically contain the "tag name" (also called the "{GI" or generic identifier) for that element.
In XML, an element is always represented either by an explicit start tag and end tag, or by an empty element tag <="" a="">' alt='a dodad' />").
Other kinds of SGML node are: a section of character data ("foo"), a comment (" "), a markup declaration (" "), or a processing instruction (" ").
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Elemental (a.) Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air.
Elemental (a.) Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary.
Elementalism (a.) The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the personification of elemental powers.
Elementality (n.) The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so composed.
Elementally (adv.) According to elements; literally; as, the words, "Take, eat; this is my body," elementally understood.
Elementar (a.) Elementary.
Elementariness (n.) The state of being elementary; original simplicity; uncompounded state.
Elementarity (n.) Elementariness.
Elementary (a.) 基本的；初級的，基礎的；【化】元素的 Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.
Elementary (a.) Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise.
Elementary (a.) Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region." -- J. Spencer.
Elementary (a.) Easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem" [syn: {elementary}, {simple}, {uncomplicated}, {unproblematic}].
Elementary (a.) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers".
Elementary (a.) Of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" [syn: {elementary}, {elemental}, {primary}].
Elementary school (n.) [ C ] (UK old-fashioned or US) (B1) 小學 A school that provides the first part of a child's education, usually for children between five and eleven years old.
Elementation (n.) Instruction in the elements or first principles.
Elementoid (a.) Resembling an element.
Elemi (n.) A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C. commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and plasters.
Elemin (n.) A transparent, colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by distillation with water; also, a crystallizable extract from the resin.
Elenchs (n. pl. ) of Elench.
Elench (n.) That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.
Elench (n.) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
Elenchical (a.) Pertaining to an elench.
Elenchically (adv.) By means of an elench.
Elenchize (v. i.) To dispute.
Elenchtic (a.) Alt. of Elenchtical.
Elenchtical (a.) Same as Elenctic.
Elenchus (n.) Same as Elench.
Elenctic (a.) Alt. of Elenctical.
Elenctical (a.) Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes of proof, and opposed to deictic.
Elenge (a.) Sorrowful; wretched; full of trouble.
Elengeness (n.) Loneliness; misery.
Elephansy (n.) Elephantiasis.
Compare: Pachyderm
Pachyderm (n.) (Zool.) Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin, including the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, one of the Pachydermata.
Elephant (n.) (Zool.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is classed as a pachyderm.
Elephant (n.) Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] -- Dryden.
Elephant apple (Bot.), An East Indian fruit with a rough, hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum, a large tree related to the orange.
Elephant bed (Geol.), At Brighton, England, abounding in fossil remains of elephants. -- Mantell.
Elephant beetle (Zool.), Any very large beetle of the genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family Scarab[ae]id[ae]. They inhabit West Africa.
Elephant fish (Zool.), A chim[ae]roid fish ({Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like projection of the snout.
Elephant paper, paper Of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches.
Double elephant paper, Paper measuring 263/4 [times] 40 inches. See Note under Paper.
Elephant seal (Zool.), an African jumping shrew ({Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a proboscis.
Elephant's ear (Bot.), A name given to certain species of the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.
Elephant's foot (Bot.) (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes), which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible, whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread.
Elephant's foot (Bot.) (b) A genus ({Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds.
Elephant's tusk (Zool.), The tooth shell. See Dentalium.
Elephant (n.) Five-toed pachyderm.
Elephant (n.) The symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874.
Elephantiac (a.) Affected with elephantiasis; characteristic of elephantiasis.
Elephantiasis (n.) A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.
Elephantine (a.) Used of programs or systems that are both conspicuous {hog}s (owing perhaps to poor design founded on {brute force and ignorance}) and exceedingly {hairy} in source form. An elephantine program may be functional and even friendly, but (as in the old joke about being in bed with an elephant) it's tough to have around all the same (and, like a pachyderm, difficult to maintain). In extreme cases, hackers have been known to make trumpeting sounds or perform expressive proboscatory mime at the mention of the offending program. Usage: semi-humorous. Compare "has the elephant nature" and the somewhat more pejorative {monstrosity}. See also {second-system effect} and {baroque}.
Elephantine (a.) （似）象的；巨大的；笨拙的 Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread.
{Elephantine epoch} (Geol.), The epoch distinguished by the existence of large pachyderms. -- Mantell.
{Elephantine tortoise} (Zool.), A huge land tortoise; esp., {Testudo elephantina}, from islands in the Indian Ocean; and {T. elephantopus}, from the Galapagos Islands. Elephantoid
Elephantine (a.) Of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" [syn: {elephantine}, {gargantuan}, {giant}, {jumbo}].
Elephantoid (a.) Alt. of Elephantoidal.
Elephantoidal (a.) Resembling an elephant in form or appearance.
Eleusinian (a.) Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or festivals.
Eleutheromania (n.) A mania or frantic zeal for freedom.
Eleutheromaniac (a.) Mad for freedom.
Eleuthero-petalous (a.) Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each other; -- said of both plant and flower.
Elevate (a.) Elevated; raised aloft.
Elevated (imp. & p. p.) of Elevate.
Elevating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Elevate.
Elevate (v. t.) 舉起；抬起；使上升；提高（嗓子，道德品質，信心等）；振奮（情緒等） To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.
Elevate (v. t.) To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate to an office, or to a high social position.
Elevate (v. t.) To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as, to elevate the spirits.
Elevate (v. t.) To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind or character.
Elevate (v. t.) To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.
Elevate (v. t.) To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy. [Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two tubs of merry stingo." -- Sir W. Scott.
Elevate (v. t.) To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin meaning] [Obs.] -- Jer. Taylor.
{To elevate a piece} (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower the breech.
Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist; heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.
Elevate (v.) Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: {promote}, {upgrade}, {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant: {break}, {bump}, {demote}, {kick downstairs}, {relegate}].
Elevate (v.) Raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" [syn: {raise}, {lift}, {elevate}, {get up}, {bring up}] [ant: {bring down}, {get down}, {let down}, {lower}, {take down}].
Elevate (v.) Raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty" [syn: {lift}, {raise}, {elevate}].
Elevated (a.) 升高的，提高的；高的；高層的；高尚的，崇高的；振奮的，歡欣的 (n.) 【美】【口】高架鐵路；elevate 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated thoughts.
{Elevated railway}, one in which the track is raised considerably above the ground, especially a city railway above the line of street travel.
Elevated (a.) Raised above the ground; "an elevated platform".
Elevated (a.) Of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: {exalted}, {elevated}, {sublime}, {grand}, {high-flown}, {high-minded}, {lofty}, {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}].
Elevated (a.) Increased in amount or degree; "raised temperature" [syn: {raised(a)}, {elevated}].
Elevated (n.) A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level [syn: {elevated railway}, {elevated railroad}, {elevated}, {el}, {overhead railway}].
Elevatedness (n.) The quality of being elevated.
Elevation (n.) 高度；海拔 [C]；高地，高處 [C]；提高，提升；高升 [U] The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.
Elevation (n.) Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. "Degrees of elevation above us." -- Locke.
His style . . . wanted a little elevation. -- Sir H. Wotton.
Elevation (n.) That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.
Elevation (n.) (Astron.) The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star.
Elevation (n.) (Dialing) The angle which the style makes with the substylar line.
Elevation (n.) (Gunnery) The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of the piece and the line of sight; -- distinguished from direction.
Compare: Gunnery
Gunnery (n.) [Mass noun] 砲術；射擊；（總稱）重砲 The design, manufacture, or firing of heavy guns.
‘A pioneer of naval gunnery’
Elevation (n.) (Drawing) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; -- called by the ancients the orthography.
{Angle of elevation} (Geodesy), The angle which an ascending line makes with a horizontal plane.
Compare: Geodesy
Geodesy (n.) 測地學 [Mass noun] The branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it.
{Elevation of the host} (R. C. Ch.), that part of the Mass in which the priest raises the host above his head for the people to adore.
Elevation (n.) The event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity" [syn: {elevation}, {lift}, {raising}].
Elevation (n.) The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}, {meridian}, {tiptop}, {top}].
Elevation (n.) Angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object) [syn: {elevation}, {EL}, {altitude}, {ALT}].
Elevation (n.) A raised or elevated geological formation [syn: {natural elevation}, {elevation}] [ant: {depression}, {natural depression}].
Elevation (n.) Distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations".
Elevation (n.) (Ballet) The height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation".
Elevation (n.) Drawing of an exterior of a structure.
Elevation (n.) The act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" [syn: {aggrandizement}, {aggrandisement}, {elevation}].
Elevator (n.) One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything.
Elevator (n.) A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage.
Elevator (n.) A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself.
Elevator (n.) A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain.
Elevator (n.) A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye.
Elevator (n.) An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone.
Elevatory (a.) Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory forces.
Elevatory (n.) See Elevator, n. (e).
Eleve (n.) A pupil; a student.
Eleven (a.) Ten and one added; as, eleven men.
Eleven (n.) The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.
Eleven (n.) A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.
Eleven (n.) The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven.
Eleventh (a.) Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.
Eleventh (a.) Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing.
Eleventh (a.) Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and the fourth.
Eleventh (n.) The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts.
Eleventh (n.) The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees; the interval made up of an octave and a fourth.
Elves (n. pl. ) of Elf.
Elf (n.) An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
Elf (n.) A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
Elf (v. t.) To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
Elfin (a.) Relating to elves.
Elfin (n.) A little elf or urchin.
Elfish (a.) Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.
Elfishly (adv.) In an elfish manner.
Elfishness (n.) The quality of being elfish.