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elemental definition
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Overview of adj elemental The adj elemental has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) elemental -- (being or resembling a force of nature; "elemental violence") 2. (2) elemental, ultimate -- (being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything "the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London; "the ultimate ingredients of matter"; "his proposal is elegantly simple") 3. (1) elemental -- (relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur") 4. elemental -- (relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard) Antonyms of adj elemental 2 of 4 senses of elemental Sense 1 elemental INDIRECT (VIA natural) -> unnatural Sense 2 elemental, ultimate INDIRECT (VIA simple) -> complex Similarity of adj elemental 4 senses of elemental Sense 1 elemental => natural (vs. unnatural) Sense 2 elemental, ultimate => simple (vs. complex) Sense 3 elemental Pertains to noun element (Sense 2) =>chemical element, element => substance, matter Sense 4 elemental Pertains to noun elements (Sense 1) =>elements => weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition Attributes of adj elemental Familiarity of adj elemental elemental used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj elemental elemental Overview of adj elemental The adj elemental has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) elemental -- (being or resembling a force of nature; "elemental violence") 2. (2) elemental, ultimate -- (being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything "the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London; "the ultimate ingredients of matter"; "his proposal is elegantly simple") 3. (1) elemental -- (relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur") 4. elemental -- (relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard)
elemental definition
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