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 ingre
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 [同] element , chemical element
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 [同] component , constituent , element [例]
spare components for cars
a component or constituent element of a system
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe [例]
the alchemists believed that there were four elements
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal [例]
water is the element of fishes
the situation in which you are happiest and most effective [例]