noun
1.
Synonyms: essential 1, basic, fundamental, part and parcel, rudiment
2.
one of the parts, substances, or principles that make up a compound or complex whole
analyzed the various elements of the problem
Synonyms: component, constituent, factor, ingredient; compare point 1
Related Word: fundamental, principle; item, member, part, particle, piece, portion; detail, particular; aspect, facet, feature, view
Contrasted words: bulk, mass, volume; entirety, whole; sum, total, totality
Antonyms: composite, compound
3.
elements plural
Synonyms: alphabet 2, ABC's, fundamentals, grammar, principles, rudiments
Related Word: basics, basis, foundations, groundwork; outlines
4.
Synonyms: point 1, article, detail, item, particular, thing
Related Word: division, member, section, sector, segment