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elementary
pertaining to elements, or first principles: elementary grammar; simple, easy facts: It’s elementary, Dr. Watson.
Not to be confused with:
alimentary – relating to food or nutrition: alimentary canal
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el·e·men·ta·ry
(ĕl′ə-mĕn′tə-rē, -trē)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or constituting the basic, essential, or fundamental part: an elementary need for love and nurturing.
2. Of, relating to, or involving the fundamental or simplest aspects of a subject: an elementary problem in statistics.
3. Of or relating to an elementary school or elementary education: the elementary grades; elementary teachers.
el′e·men·ta′ri·ly (-tĕr′ə-lē) adv.
el′e·men′ta·ri·ness n.
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elementary
(ˌɛlɪˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ)adj
1. not difficult; simple; rudimentary
2. of or concerned with the first principles of a subject; introductory or fundamental
3. (Mathematics) maths (of a function) having the form of an algebraic, exponential, trigonometric, or a logarithmic function, or any combination of these
4. (Elements & Compounds) chem another word for elemental 5
ˌeleˈmentarily adv
ˌeleˈmentariness n
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el•e•men•ta•ry
(ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -tri)adj.
1. pertaining to rudiments or first principles.
2. of or pertaining to an elementary school.
3. of the nature of an ultimate constituent; simple or uncompounded: an elementary part of matter.
4. pertaining to the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water, or to the great forces of nature.
[1400–50; (< Middle French) < Latin]
el`e•men•tar′i•ly (-ˈtɛr ə li) adv.
el`e•men′ta•ri•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. [画像:elementary - easy and not involved or complicated]elementary - easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"
2. elementary - of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers"
3. elementary - of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
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"
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elementary
adjective
1. basic, essential, primary, initial, fundamental, introductory, preparatory, rudimentary, elemental, bog-standard (informal) Literacy now includes elementary computer skills.
basic higher, advanced, secondary, progressive, highly-developed
basic higher, advanced, secondary, progressive, highly-developed
2. simple, clear, easy, plain, straightforward, rudimentary, uncomplicated, facile, undemanding, unexacting elementary questions designed to test numeracy
simple complex, complicated, sophisticated
simple complex, complicated, sophisticated
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elementary
adjective1. Of or being an irreducible element:
2. Of or treating the most basic aspects:
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Translations
أساسي، إبْتِدائي
elementærgrund-grundlæggendebasal
elemi
undirstöîu-
elementarnaelementarneelementarny
elementárny
osnoven
elementary
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elementary
[ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəri] adj (= basic) → élémentaire
[school, education] → primaire elementary education n (US) → enseignement m primaire elementary school n (US) (= primary school) → école f primaire elementary teacher n (US) → professeur mf des écoles, instituteur/trice m/f
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elementary
adj
(= simple) rules → einfach, elementar ; (= basic) idea, fact, precautions → grundlegend ; a few elementary rules → einige Grundregeln ; sometimes the cause is quite elementary → manchmal ist die Ursache ganz einfach or simpel ; elementary mistake → Grundfehler m, → grober Fehler ; elementary, my dear Watson → elementar, lieber Watson
(pej: = rudimentary) → primitiv ; his acting is about as elementary as you can get → primitiver als er kann man gar nicht spielen
(Sch) level → elementar ; elementary skills/knowledge → Grundkenntnisse pl; elementary reading and writing → Grundkenntnisse pl → im Lesen und Schreiben ; elementary computer skills → grundlegende Computerkenntnisse pl; elementary maths → Elementarmathematik f; a rather elementary knowledge of science → einige Grundkenntnisse in Naturwissenschaften
elementary
:elementary education
n → Grundschulbildung f
elementary particle
n (Phys) → Elementarteilchen nt
elementary particle physics
n (Phys) → Elementarteilchenphysik f
elementary school
n (US: = primary school) → Grundschule f
elementary schooling
n (US) → Grundschulbildung f
elementary student
n (US) → Grundschüler(in) m(f)
elementary teacher
n (US) → Grundschullehrer(in) m(f)
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element
(ˈeləmənt) noun1. an essential part of anything. Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education. elemente عُنْصُر، مُقَوِّم елемент elemento základní součást der Grundbestandteil element; led; del; komponent στοιχείο elemento põhiosa اصل؛ مبنا perusedellytys élément יסוד तत्व element (alkotó)elem unsur frumatriði, undirstöðuatriði elemento 要素 구성 요소 elementas, sudedamoji dalis elements; daļa elemen bestanddeel bestanddel, element element اساسات، مبادى، (كيم) هغه شى چه دعادى كيمياوى عمليې له لارې نه تجزيه كيږى، برخه، جزء elemento element составная часть základná súčasť sestavni del elemenat grundvillkor, beståndsdel องค์ประกอบสําคัญ öğe, unsur 要素 елемент; складова частина کسی چیز کا اہم عنصر yếu tố 要素
2. a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances. Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements. grondbestanddele عُنْصُر химичен елемент elemento prvek das Element grundstof στοιχείο elemento algaine عنصر alkuaine corps simple יסוד अवयव, किसी वस्तु का प्रमुख भाग element elem unsur frumefni elemento 元素 성분 elementas elements unsur element element, grunnstoff pierwiastek عنصر elemento element элемент prvok prvina elemenat grundämne ธาตุ element 元素 елемент وہ طبعی عنصر جسے کیمیائی عمل سے اجزا میں تقسیم نہیں کیا جا سکتا nguyên tố 元素
3. surroundings necessary for life. Water is a fish's natural element. omgewing عُنْصُر среда ambiente živel das (Lebens-)Element element περιβάλλον medio keskkond محیط مناسب؛ محیط طبیعی elinympäristö milieu סְבִיבָה טִבעִית चार तत्व पृथ्वी वायु जल एवं अग्नि okolina éltető eleme vminek, vkinek lingkungan eðlilegt umhverfi elemento 本来の環境 (생물의) 원래의 서식지 stichija stihija unsur element miljø, element żywioł مناسبه چاپيريال ambiente mediu природные условия živel življenjsko okolje sredina element, miljö สภาพแวดล้อม doğal çevre, yaşam ortamı 生存的必要環境 природні умови جینے کے لۓ لازم ماحولیات môi trường 自然的生存环境
4. a slight amount. an element of doubt. element مِقْدار частица parcela nádech das Fünkchen vis mængde; element ίχνος, υποψία parte, algo -vine جزء؛ مقدار کم pieni määrä élément עיקר हल्का शक इत्यादि tračak szemernyi vmi sedikit atriði; þáttur, hluti, vottur (af) un po' 少し 소량 dalelė daļa sedikit spoor snev, anelse ziarnko, drobina جز parcela fărâmă доля nádych drobec trunka spår, gnutta จํานวนเล็กน้อย pay, nebze, biraz 些許 момент تھوڑی سی مقدار một lượng nhỏ vật gì 小量
5. the heating part in an electric kettle etc. element باعِث الحَرارَه في جِهاز كَهْرُبائي електрод resistência tělísko das Heizelement varmeelement; element ηλεκτρική αντίσταση resistencia keeduspiraal المنت؛ مفتول vastus résistance גוּף חִימוּם अंश, अवयव ćelija fűtőelem elemen skautasamstæða, element resistenza 電熱線 전열 부분 kaitinamoji sekcija sekcija elemen pemanas verwarmingselement varmeelement/-legeme grzałka په برق پورى اړوند resistência rezistenţă, element нагревательный элемент teliesko upor grejač element ส่วนที่โดนความร้อนของกาต้มน้ํา rezistans teli, direnç teli 電阻絲元件 елемент برقی کیتلی ميں گرم کرنے والا حصہ ruột ấm điện 电热元件,电阻丝
ˌeleˈmentary (-ˈmen-) adjective very simple; not advanced. elementary mathematics. eenvoudig أساسي، إبْتِدائي елементарен elementar elementární grundlegend elementær; grundlæggende; basal; grund- στοιχειώδης elemental, básico alg-, liht-, elementaarne ساده؛ ابتدایی alkeis- élémentaire יסודי प्रारम्भिक elementaran, osnovan elemi elementer undirstöðu- elementare 初歩の 초급의 elementarus, pradinis elementārs asas elementair enkelt, elementært podstawowy ساده، (كيم) دعنصر په عنصر پورې مر بوط، لومړنى ابتدايى (لكه ښوونځى): اساسى، اصلى elementar elementar элементарный elementárny osnoven osnovni elementär, enkel, nybörjar- ขั้นต้น basit 初級的 елементарний; первинний بنیادی cơ bản 初级的
ˈelements noun plural1. the first things to be learned in any subject. the elements of musical theory. grondbeginsel أُصول، عَناصِر، مُقَوِّمات елементи rudimentos základy die Grundlage elementære begreber στοιχεία, βασικές γνώσεις rudimentos algteadmised مبانی؛ اصول perusasiat rudiments יְסוֹדוֹת प्रारंभिक चीज osnove alapfogalmak dasar undirstöðuatriði rudimenti 基本 기본 pradmenys, pagrindai pamati unsur grondslagen basiskunnskap podstawy, elementy اساسی rudimentos noţiuni fundamentale азы základy osnove osnovi de första grunderna สิ่งพื้นฐานของการเรียน temel esaslar 原理,基礎原理 основи, початки ابتدائی اصول nguyên lý cơ bản 原理,基础
2. the forces of nature, as wind and rain. elemente عَناصِرُ الطَّبيعَه природните стихии, елементи elementos živly Naturkräfte naturkræfter στοιχεία της φύσης elementos loodusjõud آب و هوا؛ باد و باران luonnonvoimat éléments יסודות הטבע प्रकृति की शक्तियां जैसे आंधी, बारिश elementi elemek unsur alam náttúruöflin elementi 自然力 자연력 gamtos jėgos, stichija dabas spēki alam sekitar elementen elementene żywioły آب او هوا elementos elemente (ale naturii) стихия živly naravne sile element väder och vind, elementen พลังธรรมชาติ hava 自然力(用複數形表示,如風、雨) стихії فضا کے بنیادی عناصر sức mạnh thiên nhiên 自然力(用复数表示,如风、雨)
in one's element in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one. in jou element, gelukkig, tuis في بيئَتِهِ الطَّبيعِيَّه в нечия околна среда no seu elemento ve svém živlu in seinem Element sein i sit rette element βρίσκομαι στο στοιχείο μου estar en su elemento, estar muy a gusto oma sõiduvees olema خوشایند ترین مکان olla elementissään dans son élément בְּמַצָב טִבעִי अपने उत्कर्ष पर biti u svom elementu elemében van unsur alami vera í eðlilegu umhverfi/essinu sínu nel proprio elemento 本領を発揮して 본래의 활동 범위 안에 있다 savo stichijoje savā elementā sekitaran in zijn element i sitt rette element/ess w swoim żywiole خواخوږی ځای no seu elemento în elementul său в своей стихии vo svojom živle v elementu u svom elementu i sitt rätta element อยู่ในสภาพแวดล้อมที่ตนพอใจ kendi çevresinde 如魚得水 як сир в маслі اپنے اصلی ماحول میں ہونا ở đúng trong môi trường của mình 处于适宜的环境
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elementary
a. elemental; rudimentario-a.
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