"elemento" meaning in Portuguese

See elemento in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.leˈmẽ.tu/ [Brazil], /e.leˈmẽ.tu/ [Brazil], /e.leˈmẽ.to/ [Southern-Brazil], /i.lɨˈmẽ.tu/ [Portugal] Forms: elementos [plural]
Rhymes: (most dialects) -ẽtu, (Southern Brazil) -ẽto Etymology: Borrowed from Latin elementum. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|la|elementum}} Borrowed from Latin elementum Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} elemento m (plural elementos)
  1. element (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) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-elemento-pt-noun-kASy5qTC
  2. (chemistry) element (a chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-elemento-pt-noun-KBIOBbI8 Categories (other): Chemistry, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 17 49 34 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. element (one of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-elemento-pt-noun-hubCNGnm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: elementar

Inflected forms

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