Element ˈelɪmənt Job Chemical Key Customer Important Part

• cost was a key element in our decision.
• the story has all the elements of a soap opera.
• customer relations is an important element of the job.
• we need to preserve the element of surprise.

element

1. a necessary or typical part of something
• Cost was a key element in our decision.
• The story has all the elements of a soap opera.
• Customer relations is an important element of the job.
2. a small amount of a quality or feeling
• We need to preserve the element of surprise.
• There appears to be an element of truth in his story.
3. a group of people who form a part of a larger group or society
• moderate/radical elements within the party
• unruly elements in the school
4. a simple chemical substance that consists of atoms of only one type and cannot be split by chemical means into a simpler substance. Gold, oxygen and carbon are all elements.
• compare compound
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/compound_1
5. one of the four substances: earth, air, fire and water, which people used to believe everything else was made of
6. the weather, especially bad weather
• Are we going to brave the elements and go for a walk?
• to be exposed to the elements
7. the basic principles of a subject that you have to learn first
• synonym basics
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/basics
• He taught me the elements of map-reading.
8. a natural or suitable environment, especially for an animal
• Water is a fish's natural element.
9. the part of a piece of electrical equipment that gives out heat
• The kettle needs a new element.
10. doing what you are good at and enjoy
• She's really in her element at parties.
11. in a situation that you are not used to and that makes you feel uncomfortable
• I feel out of my element talking about politics.

Extra Examples

• He told us stories of how he had battled the elements on his mountaineering trips.
• I put on my thick coat ready to brave the elements.
• Police say there may have been a racial element to the attacks.
• Practical work will form a major element of the syllabus.
• The place was completely exposed to the elements.
• The promise of tax cuts became the dominant element in the campaign.
• There is a considerable element of danger in her job.
• There is too much of a competitive element in the sales department.
• There may have been an element of jealousy in her response.
• These ideas are not just the province of a fringe element in the party.
• These rumours do contain an element of truth.
• This constitutes one of the key elements in their reform package.
• an offbeat theatrical production that combines elements of fantasy and satire
• the constituent elements of the universe
• the disparate elements brought together in these paintings
• the narrative and decorative elements in Pop art
• All chemical substances, whether elements, compounds or mixtures, are made up of three types of particles.
• All outdoor activities carry an element of risk.
• Chemical reactions involve the atomic elements, such as when carbon in coal and oxygen in the air are combined in fire to produce carbon dioxide and warmth.
• Customer service is an important element of the job.
• There is often an element of luck involved in doing exams.

Word Origin

• Middle English (denoting fundamental constituents of the world or celestial objects): via Old French from Latin elementum ‘principle, rudiment’, translating Greek stoikheion ‘step, component part’.