element . ( Of the lat. )( elementum ). 1. m. physical or chemical principle that enters in the composition of the bodies. 2. m. In the ancient natural philosophy, each of the four immediate principles considered as Constitution of bodies, i.e. Earth, water, air and fire. 3. m. Foundation, mobile or an integral part of something. Agriculture is the first element of the wealth of Nations 4. m. environment in which it develops and inhabits a living being. 5. m. In a structure consisting of pieces, each one of these. 6. m. component of a human group. The conservative element Subversive elements 7. m. individual valued positively or negatively to joint action. Peter is one of the best elements to us Often element is so-and-so! 8. m. Fís. Set of two heterogeneous bodies which can produce an electric current. 9. m. Mat. Each of the components of a set. 10. m. Q uím. Substance composed of atoms whose nuclei have the same number of protons, whatever the number of neutrons. 11. m. Colloq. P. Rico. Babieca. 12. m. pl. Foundations and first principles of Arts and Sciences. Elements of rhetoric 13. m. pl. Natural forces that are capable of altering the atmospheric or climatic conditions. 14. m. pl. Media, resources. element compositional. 1. m. Gram. Component, not independent, usually of Greek or Latin origin that intervenes in the formation of compound words, by putting it or postponing to another. Under the headings of the relevant articles, this dictionary record followed by script if they initiate the compound, and preceded by script if they postponed to one or more other morphemes; do e.g. auto-, phone-,? ´fono, graph-? ´grafo. element inverse. 1. m. Mat. Which, operated with their corresponding element , leads to the identity element . element neutral. 1. m. Mat. The who, hybridising with another element of the same set, gives as a result this last. The neutral of the multiplication factor is 1 element symmetric. 1. m. Mat. element inverse. be someone in your element . 1. loc. verb. Found in the situation that is best suited to their tastes and inclinations.