Synonyms for element

noun

• 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
• 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
• an abstract part of something
• a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
• one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
• the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
• the situation in which you are happiest and most effective