elemental

el·e·men·tal  (l-mntl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or being an element.

2.

a. Fundamental or essential; basic.

b. Of or relating to fundamentals; elementary.

c. Constituting an integral part; inborn.

3. Of such character as to resemble a force of nature in power or effect: elemental violence.

n.

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.

---

ele·mental·ly adv.

---

elemental [ˌɛlɪˈmɛnt^əl]

adj

1. fundamental; basic; primal the elemental needs of man

2. motivated by or symbolic of primitive and powerful natural forces or passions elemental rites of worship

3. of or relating to earth, air, water, and fire considered as elements

4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of or relating to atmospheric forces, esp wind, rain, and cold

5. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) of, relating to, or denoting a chemical element

n

(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Rare a spirit or force that is said to appear in physical form

elementally  adv

elementalism  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	elemental - relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"
	2.	elemental - relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard
	3.	elemental - of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" elementary, primary basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"

---

elemental

adjective

1. basic, essential, principal, fundamental, elementary the elemental theory of music

2. primal, original, primitive, primordial the elemental powers of the universe

3. atmospheric, natural, meteorological the elemental forces that shaped this rugged Atlantic coast

Translations

elemental [ˌelɪˈmentl] ADJ → elemental

elemental

adj

(liter) truth, life, feeling, drive → elementar; art → urwüchsig; elemental force → Elementargewalt f, → Naturgewalt f; elemental powers → Elementarkräfte pl; the elemental energies (of the four elements) → die Energien pl → der vier Elemente

(Chem) → elementar

elemental [ˌɛlɪˈmɛntl] adj (basic) → fondamentale (Chem, Phys) → elementare; (forces) → della natura

---

elemental [ˌɛlɪˈmɛntl] adj (basic) → fondamentale (Chem, Phys) → elementare; (forces) → della natura