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sub-element

sub-element noun: a subordinate or secondary element.

Noun

sub-element (plural sub-elements)

  1. A subordinate or secondary element.

Forms of sub-element

pluralsub-elements

Origin of sub-element

From sub- + element.

Questions about sub-element

What does sub-element mean?
Sub-element means a subordinate or secondary element.
What part of speech is sub-element?
Sub-element is a noun.
What is the plural of sub-element?
The plural of sub-element is sub-elements.

Words near sub-element in the dictionary

  1. sub-dividing
  2. sub-Earth
  3. sub-Earths
  4. sub-Eddington
  5. sub-editor
  6. sub-element
  7. sub-elements
  8. sub-ether
  9. sub-etheric
  10. sub-etherics
  11. sub-ethers

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