Elemental

Word ELEMENTAL
Character 9
Hyphenation el e men tal
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Definitions and meanings of "Elemental"

What do we mean by elemental?

Of, relating to, or being an element. adjective

Fundamental or essential; basic. adjective

Of or relating to fundamentals; elementary. adjective

Constituting an integral part; inborn. adjective

Of such character as to resemble a force of nature in power or effect. adjective

In certain occult systems, an inhabitant of one of the four elements, especially any of the beings described by Paracelsus as intermediate in corporeality between humans and spirits. noun

Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an element or elements.

Pertaining or relating to first principles; simple; elementary.

Of or pertaining to the elements of the material world: more especially used of the mobile elements, fire, air, and water, with reference to their violent or destructive action. See element, 2 and 3.

A spirit of the elements; a nature-spirit. See I., 3, and element, 2 and 3. noun

Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world. adjective

Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. adjective

Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound) adjective

Basic, fundamental or elementary adjective

Of the ancient supposed elements of earth, air, fire and water adjective

Of, or relating to a force or nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions adjective

A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water. noun

Relating to or being an element adjective

Of or being the essential or basic part adjective

(theosophy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.

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The word "elemental" in example sentences

But Alan Iverson is basketball in elemental form, a guy of tiny stature who just has more game than you can imagine. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some would argue that's the reason we lack a certain elemental charisma. ❋ Alexandra Petri (2010)

The most harmful, pure form of chlorine, what is called elemental chlorine, is no longer used to bleach paper in the U.S. Recycled paper is sometimes slightly rougher than paper made of virgin fibers from trees because it is made of shorter fibers or comes from different sources, not because of the bleaching process. ❋ Sarah Nassauer (2012)

The warning dose for milk-alkali syndrome is expressed in elemental calcium. ❋ Steve Carper (2008)

For the purposes of our present consideration of the non-human inhabitants of the astral plane it will be best to leave out of consideration those very early forms of the universal life which are evolving, in a manner of which we can have little comprehension, through the successive encasement of atoms, molecules and cells: for if we commence at the lowest of what are usually called the elemental kingdoms, we shall even then have to group together under this general heading an enormous number of inhabitants of the astral plane upon whom it will be possible to touch only very slightly, as anything like ❋ Unknown (1890)

_littérateur, _ but such as you would imagine the antique heroes to make, -- that of a sweet-blooded, receptive, perfectly normal, catholic man, with, further than that, a look about him that is best suggested by the word elemental or cosmical. ❋ John Burroughs (1879)

Progressives defend the notion of elemental human rights, the idea of a strong social safety net – food, housing, medical care, and education. ❋ Unknown (2008)

These forms can be organized under three headings: metallic mercury (also known as elemental mercury), inorganic mercury, and organic mercury. ❋ Unknown (2008)

V The gleaming galleon, sails and sides all gilded so that it seemed the sun itself pursued them, moved rapidly upon them while the girl and Count Smiorgan watched aghast and Elric desperately attempted to recall his elemental allies, without success. ❋ Moorcock, Michael, 1939- (1976)

We have considered what may be called the elemental parts of a complete telephone; that is, the receiver, transmitter, hook switch, battery, generator, call bell, condenser, and the various kinds of coils which go to make up the apparatus by which one is enabled to transmit and receive speech and signals. ❋ George Patterson (1910)

In the case, on the other hand, of a pralaya of the kind called elemental (prâkritika), in which the creator, Prajâpati himself, and words -- which are the effects of the elemental ahankâra -- pass away, what possibility is there of Prajâpati undertaking a new creation on the basis of Vedic words, and how can we speak of the permanency of a Veda which perishes? ❋ George Thibaut (1881)

The former may be called elemental logic -- the latter, the organon of this or that particular science. ❋ Immanuel Kant (1764)

They combined two techniques -- called elemental doping and quantum dot sensitization -- that have been used to improve the performance of metal oxide semiconductors in solar cells. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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