{
    "term": "element",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a necessary or typical part of something; one of several parts that something contains",
            "sensetop": "element in somethingelement of somethingelement from somethingelement to something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There are three **important elements** to consider."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an essential/a crucial/a critical element"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cost was **a key element** in our decision.",
                    "contextForm": "element in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The story has all the elements of a soap opera.",
                    "contextForm": "element of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The architects were instructed to incorporate elements from the older building.",
                    "contextForm": "element from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is often a futuristic element to her writing.",
                    "contextForm": "element to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This concept combines elements of a theme park with digital interactive games."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He introduced new elements to the show such as live music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Customer relations is an important element of the job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the narrative and decorative elements in Pop art"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Practical work will form a major element of the syllabus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The promise of tax cuts became the dominant element in the campaign."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This constitutes one of the key elements in their reform package."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the disparate elements brought together in these paintings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "User participation is a basic element in our design process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The most striking design element of the atrium is the circular stair that turns 180 degrees between floors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is one significant element missing."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "core", "critical"],
                "verb + element": ["be", "comprise", "constitute"],
                "preposition": ["element in", "element of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a small amount of a quality or feeling",
            "sensetop": "element of surprise, truth, risk, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We need to preserve the element of surprise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These rumours do contain an element of truth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All outdoor activities carry an element of risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Adding an element of fun for the kids entices them to eat foods that are actually good for them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There appears to be an element of truth in his story."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a considerable element of danger in her job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There may have been an element of jealousy in her response."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is often an element of luck involved in doing exams."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an offbeat theatrical production that combines elements of fantasy and satire"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "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.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All chemical substances, whether elements, compounds or mixtures, are made up of three types of particles."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the constituent elements of the universe"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Different atoms of the same element are called isotopes."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "one of the four substances: earth, air, fire and water, which people used to believe everything else was made of",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the weather, especially bad weather",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are we going to **brave the elements** and go for a walk?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The place was completely exposed to the elements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He told us stories of how he had battled the elements on his mountaineering trips."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I put on my thick coat ready to brave the elements."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Weather"],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + the elements": ["brave", "battle", "battle against"],
                "phrases": ["protection from the elements", "shelter from the elements"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "the basic principles of a subject that you have to learn first",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He taught me the elements of map-reading."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "basics"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a group of people who form a part of a larger group or society",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "moderate/radical elements within the party"
                },
                {
                    "text": "unruly elements in the school"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These ideas are not just the province of a fringe element in the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is too much of a competitive element in the sales department."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "core", "critical"],
                "verb + element": ["be", "comprise", "constitute"],
                "preposition": ["element in", "element of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a natural or suitable environment, especially for an animal",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Water is a fish's natural element."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "the part of a piece of electrical equipment that gives out heat",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The water heater has electric heating elements submerged in a storage tank."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "core", "critical"],
                "verb + element": ["be", "comprise", "constitute"],
                "preposition": ["element in", "element of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "doing what you are good at and enjoy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's really in her element at parties."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a situation that you are not used to and that makes you feel uncomfortable",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I feel out of my element talking about politics."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈelɪmənt/",
                "audio": "el/element/element__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈelɪmənt/",
                "audio": "el/element/element__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "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’."
}