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elements [′el·ə·mənts]
(astronomy)
A set of quantities specifying the orbit of a member of the solar system or of a binary star system, used to calculate the body's position at any time.
(mechanics)
The various features of a trajectory such as the angle of departure, maximum ordinate, angle of fall, and so on.
(navigation)
The specific values of the coordinates used to define the position of an aircraft or vessel.
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All the elements of an Epic poem are found in Tragedy, but the elements of a Tragedy are not all found in the Epic poem.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
The two philosophers had more in common than they were conscious of; and probably some elements of Plato remain still undetected in Aristotle.
The Republic by Plato View in context
First and always in considering any piece of literature a student should ask himself the question already implied: Does it present a true portrayal of life--of the permanent elements in all life and in human nature, of the life or thought of its own particular period, and (in most sorts of books) of the persons, real or imaginary, with whom it deals?
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
 
 
 
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