elemental : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: elemental	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elemental adj relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur" relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" Synonym(s): elementary, elemental, primary
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Elemental \El`emen"tal\ ([ecr]l`[esl]m[ecr]n"t[ait]l), a. 1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. [bd]Elemental strife.[b8] --Pope. 2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. [bd]The elemental rules of erudition.[b8] --Cawthorn.