Element vs. Aspect
Difference Between Element and Aspect
Elementnoun
One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
Letters are the elements of written language.Aspectnoun
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
Elementnoun
(chemistry) Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
Aspectnoun
The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
Elementnoun
One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
Aspectnoun
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
Elementnoun
(legal) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
Aspectnoun
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
Elementnoun
(set theory) One of the objects in a set.
Aspectnoun
One's appearance or expression.
Elementnoun
Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
Aspectnoun
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
The house has a southern aspect, i.e. a position which faces the south.Elementnoun
A small part of the whole.
an element of doubt;an element of the pictureAspectnoun
Prospect; outlook.
Elementnoun
Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
exposed to the elementsAspectnoun
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
Elementnoun
A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
to be in one's elementAspectnoun
(astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
Elementnoun
The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
Aspectnoun
(obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze.
Elementnoun
A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches.Aspectnoun
(obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
Elementnoun
A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute.Aspectnoun
(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
Elementnoun
(computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
Aspectverb
(astrology) lang=en
Elementverb
(obsolete) To compound of elements.
Aspectverb
(Wicca) To channel a divine being.
Elementverb
(obsolete) To constitute and be the elements of.
Aspectverb
(obsolete) To look at.
Elementnoun
an abstract part of something;
jealousy was a component of his charactertwo constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmonythe grammatical elements of a sentencea key factor in her successhumor: an effective ingredient of a speechAspectnoun
a distinct feature or element in a problem;
he studied every facet of the questionElementnoun
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
Aspectnoun
a characteristic to be considered
Elementnoun
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;
spare components for carsa component or constituent element of a systemAspectnoun
the visual percept of a region;
the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful viewsElementnoun
one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe;
the alchemists believed that there were four elementsAspectnoun
the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb
Elementnoun
the most favorable environment for a plant or animal;
water is the element of fishesAspectnoun
the expression on a person's face;
a sad expressiona look of triumphan angry faceElementnoun
the situation in which you are happiest and most effective;
in your elementElementnoun
a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
