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Method of solving linear partial differential equations
The boundary element method (BEM) is a numerical computational method of solving linear partial differential equations (PDEs) arising in engineering and
Boundary_element_method
Numerical method for solving physical or engineering problems
Finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling. Typical
Finite_element_method
Method for solving continuous operator problems (such as differential equations)
finite element method, the boundary element method for solving integral equations, Krylov subspace methods. Let us introduce Galerkin's method with an abstract
Galerkin_method
Analysis and solving of problems that involve fluid flows
Discrete element method Fictitious domain method Finite element method Finite volume method for unsteady flow Fluid animation Immersed boundary method Lattice
Computational_fluid_dynamics
at the University of Minnesota. It is similar in nature to the boundary element method (BEM), as it does not rely upon the discretization of volumes or
Analytic_element_method
Interval boundary element method is classical boundary element method with the interval parameters. Boundary element method is based on the following integral
Interval boundary element method
Interval_boundary_element_method
Branch of physics
than volume-discretization methods (finite element method, finite difference method, finite volume method). Boundary element formulations typically give
Computational electromagnetics
Computational_electromagnetics
Type of fluid flow
bubble in a Stokes flow, are conducive to numerical solution by the boundary element method. This technique can be applied to both 2- and 3-dimensional flows
Stokes_flow
element method and boundary element method is not trivial especially for moving boundary, and higher-dimensional problems. The boundary knot method is
Boundary_knot_method
Type of constraint on solutions to differential equations
(2005). "Heritage and early history of the boundary element method". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 29 (3): 268–302. doi:10.1016/j.enganabound
Dirichlet_boundary_condition
strong-form collocation methods is designed to avoid singular numerical integration and mesh generation in the traditional boundary element method (BEM) in the numerical
Singular_boundary_method
Numerical method in computational electromagnetics
Galerkin method play a central role in the method of moments. For many applications, the method of moments is identical to the boundary element method. It
Method of moments (electromagnetics)
Method_of_moments_(electromagnetics)
The MFS was developed to overcome the major drawbacks in the boundary element method (BEM) which also uses the fundamental solution to satisfy the governing
Method of fundamental solutions
Method_of_fundamental_solutions
Type of problem involving ODEs or PDEs
equations, a boundary-value problem is a differential equation subjected to constraints called boundary conditions. A solution to a boundary value problem
Boundary_value_problem
Method of solving integral equations
f(x)\approx \lambda u(x)-\sum _{k=1}^{n}w_{k}K(x,x_{k})f(x_{k})} . Boundary element method Nyström, Evert Johannes (1930). "Über die praktische Auflösung
Nyström_method
computational mechanics applications, particularly in finite element method and boundary element method, to mesh problem domains into elements. Coons patches
Coons_patch
differential equations in conjunction with the boundary discretization techniques, such as boundary element method (BEM). For instance, the so-called DR-BEM
Boundary_particle_method
Mathematical method for approximating solutions to differential and integral equations
extremely complex problems to be solved optimally. Method of moments (electromagnetics) Boundary element method Ascher & Petzold 1998; Iserles 1996, pp. 43–44
Collocation_method
Location in an object where stress is far greater than the surrounding region
1953. Finite element methods are commonly used in design today. Other methods include the boundary element method and meshfree methods. Stress concentrations
Stress_concentration
Numerical method for solving certain differential equations
element. The frame field here is the same as that used in the conventional finite element method but defined strictly on the boundary of the element –
Trefftz_method
Mathematics
condition Robin boundary condition Cheng, A. H.-D.; Cheng, D. T. (2005). "Heritage and early history of the boundary element method". Engineering Analysis
Neumann_boundary_condition
Engineering statistic in ship design
algorithm was first introduced by using strip theory and Boundary Element Method. Today both of the methods are still used if the need for fast calculations outweigh
Response_amplitude_operator
Numerical technique
multipole method". Chemical Physics Letters. 253 (3–4): 268–278. doi:10.1016/0009-2614(96)00175-3. Yijun Liu: Fast Multipole Boundary Element Method: Theory
Fast_multipole_method
consistent with the constraints See also: Interval boundary element method, Interval finite element Loss of significance Numerical error Numerical stability
List of numerical analysis topics
List_of_numerical_analysis_topics
Numerical technique for bioelectromagnetic modeling
The charge-based formulation of the boundary element method (BEM) is a dimensionality reduction numerical technique that is used to model quasistatic
Charge based boundary element fast multipole method
Charge_based_boundary_element_fast_multipole_method
Scientific journal
application of boundary element method to engineering problems, as well as studies on related numerical analysis techniques such as meshfree methods. Its current
Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
Engineering_Analysis_with_Boundary_Elements
Formulation of the finite element method
equations, a topic in mathematics, the spectral element method (SEM) is a formulation of the finite element method (FEM) that uses high-degree piecewise polynomials
Spectral_element_method
Methods in numerical analysis not requiring knowledge of neighboring points
Smoothed finite element method Shaofan Li Weakened weak form Boundary element method Immersed boundary method Stencil code Particle method Gingold, R. A
Meshfree_methods
In materials science
software. Contact properties of FGM can be simulated using the Boundary Element Method (which can be applied both to non-adhesive and adhesive contacts)
Functionally_graded_material
Computational method for solving partial differential equations
obtained through the finite difference method (FDM), the finite element method (FEM) or boundary element method (BEM). It is known that the FDM is difficult
Kansa_method
Suspension of objects using sound waves
objects it is common to use numerical methods, particularly the finite element method or the boundary element method. Radiation pressure of sound can also
Acoustic_levitation
Strength of an object's radar echo
numerical methods such as the boundary element method (method of moments), finite difference time domain method (FDTD) and finite element methods are limited
Radar_cross_section
Topics referred to by the same term
Evangelical Mission, a Christian missionary organisation Boundary element method, a numerical analysis method using computation Brevet état-major, a military diploma
BEM
Method of solution to differential equations
on Green's functions Boundary Element Method (for some idea on how Green's functions may be used with the boundary element method for solving potential
Green's_function
are often too complex to analyze using other methods (such as finite element and boundary element methods). The initial derivation of SEA arose from independent
Statistical_energy_analysis
Topics referred to by the same term
Method of moments may refer to: Method of moments (electromagnetics), a numerical method in electromagnetics, also referred to as boundary element method
Method_of_moments
Triangulation method
Ruppert's algorithm. The increasing popularity of finite element method and boundary element method techniques increases the incentive to improve automatic
Delaunay_triangulation
Branch of numerical analysis
the early 1960s. The finite element method (FEM) is a numerical technique for finding approximate solutions to boundary value problems for differential
Numerical methods for partial differential equations
Numerical_methods_for_partial_differential_equations
Class of numerical simulation algorithms
Smoothed finite element methods (S-FEM) are a particular class of numerical simulation algorithms for the simulation of physical phenomena. It was developed
Smoothed finite element method
Smoothed_finite_element_method
Numerical method
A discrete element method (DEM), also called a distinct element method, is any of a family of numerical methods for computing the motion and effect of
Discrete_element_method
In numerical analysis, a mixed finite element method, is a variant of the finite element method in which extra fields to be solved are introduced during
Mixed_finite_element_method
finite element method (XFEM), is a numerical technique based on the generalized finite element method (GFEM) and the partition of unity method (PUM).
Extended finite element method
Extended_finite_element_method
Division of the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center
Modeling and Simulation (M&S) techniques and coupled Boundary Element Method and Finite Element Method (BEM/FEM). Particular circuit M&S tools and BEM/FEM
Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division
Naval_Surface_Warfare_Center_Crane_Division
Technique to solve differential equations
further be combined with computational methods, such as the boundary element method to allow the linear method to solve nonlinear systems. Different from
Homotopy_analysis_method
Stoneley's, and Scholte's Interface Waves in Elastic Models Using a Boundary Element Method" (PDF). Journal of Applied Mathematics. 2012 (1). doi:10.1155/2012/313207
Stoneley_wave
Measure in 3-dimensional geometry
spherical triangle The calculation of potentials by using the boundary element method (BEM) Evaluating the size of ligands in metal complexes, see ligand
Solid_angle
Reciprocal work theorem in engineering
engineering where it is used to define influence lines and derive the boundary element method. Betti's theorem is used in the design of compliant mechanisms
Betti's_theorem
infinite element method is a numerical method for solving problems of engineering and mathematical physics. It is a modification of finite element method. The
Infinite_element_method
element method Method of fundamental solutions Boundary knot method Boundary particle method Singular boundary method A.K. G. Fairweather, The method
Regularized_meshless_method
New Zealand mathematician (1963–2012)
doctoral thesis was titled Quasilinearised infiltration and the boundary element method with Professor Ian Collins as his supervisor. He was appointed
Andrew_Pullan
In numerical analysis, the interval finite element method (interval FEM) is a finite element method that uses interval parameters. Interval FEM can be
Interval_finite_element
Study of groundwater's movement and distribution
The analytic element method (AEM) and the boundary integral equation method (BIEM — sometimes also called BEM, or Boundary Element Method) are only discretized
Hydrogeology
Approximation method
the single and double layer potential operators appearing in the boundary element method. A typical operator has the form G [ u ] ( x ) = ∫ Ω κ ( x , y
Hierarchical_matrix
Vector basis functions
basis functions are vector basis functions used in finite element and boundary element methods. They are regularly used as basis functions when working
Raviart–Thomas basis functions
Raviart–Thomas_basis_functions
This is a list of notable software packages that implement the finite element method for solving partial differential equations. This table is contributed
List of finite element software packages
List_of_finite_element_software_packages
Concept in the solution of linear partial differential equations
the numerical solution of partial differential equations by the boundary element method. Consider the operator L and the differential equation mentioned
Fundamental_solution
Turbulence modeling approach
determined that, when combined with the vortex lattice (VLM) or boundary element method (BEM), RANS was found useful for modelling the flow of water between
Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes equations
Reynolds-averaged_Navier–Stokes_equations
Class of numerical techniques
common approaches to the numerical solution of PDE, along with finite element methods. For a n-times differentiable function, by Taylor's theorem the Taylor
Finite_difference_method
Italian engineering professor (born 1956)
and the boundary element method (BEM). He is professor of applied mechanics at the Università di Pisa. He created an algorithm, Guiggiani's method, for the
Massimo_Guiggiani
Iterative method in conformal mapping
Schwarz's method was generalized in the theory of partial differential equations to an iterative method for finding the solution of an elliptic boundary value
Schwarz_alternating_method
Italian mathematician and physicist (1860–1955)
(2005), "Heritage and early history of the boundary element method", Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, 29 (3): 268–302, doi:10.1016/j.enganabound
Carlo_Somigliana
equation Finite difference Finite element method Finite volume method Boundary element method Multigrid Spectral method Computational fluid dynamics Alternating
List of partial differential equation topics
List_of_partial_differential_equation_topics
Calderón projector is a pseudo-differential operator used widely in boundary element methods. It is named after Alberto Calderón. The interior Calderón projector
Calderón_projector
Technique to solve geological problems by computational simulation
models modeling rock as a continuum using methods like finite difference, finite element, and boundary element methods. One of the disadvantages is that the
Numerical_modeling_(geology)
Second-order partial differential equation
MathWorld. Find out how boundary value problems governed by Laplace's equation may be solved numerically by boundary element method Archived 2012-02-07 at
Laplace's_equation
Environmental effects on seismic waves
of a plane wave ( S H {\displaystyle SH} ) is computed by the Boundary Element Method in the frequency domain. Each color map displays the amplification
Seismic_site_effects
Prussian mathematician (1832–1925)
(2005). "Heritage and early history of the boundary element method". Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements. 29 (3): 268–302. doi:10.1016/j.enganabound
Carl_Neumann
Branch of physics that studies light
modeling techniques such as the finite element method, the boundary element method and the transmission-line matrix method can be used to model the propagation
Optics
Physical quantity that expresses internal forces in a continuous material
such as the finite element method, the finite difference method, and the boundary element method. Other useful stress measures include the first and second
Stress_(mechanics)
Approach to finding numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations
In mathematics and computational science, the Euler method (also called the forward Euler method) is a first-order numerical procedure for solving ordinary
Euler_method
Application of mechanics using computational methods
methods used are the finite element, finite difference, and boundary element methods in order of dominance. In solid mechanics finite element methods
Computational_mechanics
Movement of liquid inside another moving object
Subhash; Richard, Marc J. (2015-01-31). "A coupled multimodal and boundary-element method for analysis of anti-slosh effectiveness of partial baffles in
Slosh_dynamics
— including multiphysics simulation, finite-element, finite-volume, finite difference, boundary element, riemann solver, dissipative particle dynamics
List of computational fluid dynamics software
List_of_computational_fluid_dynamics_software
Equations with an unknown function under an integral sign
Actuarial science (ruin theory) Computational electromagnetics Boundary element method Inverse problems Marchenko equation (inverse scattering transform)
Integral_equation
Class of methods used in numerical analysis and scientific computing to solve ODE/PDE
elliptic boundary value problems. Finite element method Gaussian grid Pseudo-spectral method Spectral element method Galerkin method Collocation method pp 235
Spectral_method
structural analysis of building slabs and foundations based on the Boundary Element Method". The PLPAK uses the shear-deformable plate bending theory according
PLPAK
Stoneley's, and Scholte's Interface Waves in Elastic Models Using a Boundary Element Method, Esteban Flores-Mendez, Manuel Carbajal-Romero, Norberto Flores-Guzmán
Scholte_wave
Mathematical analysis of stresses in solids
approximations such as the finite element method, the finite difference method, and the boundary element method. The ultimate purpose of any analysis is
Stress–strain_analysis
Academic journal
implementation of the finite and boundary element methods; finite difference and finite volume methods and other computational methods. The journal has a 2020
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering
Archives_of_Computational_Methods_in_Engineering
Swedish Mathematician
while the other, at the École Polytechnique in Paris, was on the boundary element method. He was invited speaker at the International Mathematical Congress
Vladimir_Mazya
Class of numerical methods in scientific computing
(CFD) over molecular dynamics (MD) to discrete element methods. One of the earliest particle methods is smoothed particle hydrodynamics, presented in
Particle_method
Computer programs that solve Maxwell's equations
surfaces for three-dimensional problems, the method is often called method of moments (MoM) or boundary element method (BEM). For open problems, the sources
Electromagnetic_field_solver
German mathematician
Heidelberg. In his research the central issues are the finite and boundary element methods (BEM) for numerical solutions of partial differential equations
Christoph_Schwab
Simplification of a physical system into a network of discrete components
within an object is much faster than heat transfer across the boundary of the object. The method of approximation then suitably reduces one aspect of the transient
Lumped-element_model
Topics referred to by the same term
Road elevated expressway in India A C++ software library; see Boundary element method This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Betl
Type of differential equation
element method, discontinuous Galerkin finite element method (DGFEM), element-free Galerkin method (EFGM), interpolating element-free Galerkin method
Partial_differential_equation
American professor in geomechanics and structural geology (born 1943)
advisory board, Journal of Structural Geology. Developer of Poly3D, a boundary element computer program to analyse faults and fractures. Co-founder of IGEOSS
David_D._Pollard
Method for approximating eigenvalues
Rayleigh–Ritz method is a direct numerical method of approximating eigenvalues, which originated in the context of solving physical boundary-value problems
Rayleigh–Ritz_method
Type of boundary condition in mathematics
mathematics, the Robin boundary condition (/ˈrɒbɪn/ ROB-in, French: [ʁɔbɛ̃]), or third-type boundary condition, is a type of boundary condition, named after
Robin_boundary_condition
Computational analysis of vibrations
or structure during free vibration. It is common to use the finite element method (FEM) to perform this analysis because, like other calculations using
Modal_analysis_using_FEM
than traditional deterministic approaches (such as finite element and boundary element methods). In comparison to conventional statistical approaches such
Dynamical_energy_analysis
Chinese mathematician (1920–1993)
boundary integral equations, which led to the development of the natural boundary element method, now regarded as one of three main boundary element methods
Feng_Kang
Method for numerical differential equations
in this case a nonconforming method for the approximation of (2), which includes the nonconforming finite element method. Note that the converse is not
Gradient discretisation method
Gradient_discretisation_method
vibro-acoustics may be achieved by coupling the Finite element method and the Boundary element method. Lamb wave Linear elasticity Noise control Surface acoustic
Structural_acoustics
finite element-based simulation tool for vibro-acoustic applications able to overcome the limitations of the then dominant Boundary Element Method. The
Actran
Discipline within engineering design
design include: Finite element analysis Stochastic finite element method Boundary element method Meshfree methods Analytical methods (refer to classical
Probabilistic_design
Interference phenomenon of waves
analytically, but can yield numerical solutions through finite element and boundary element methods. In many cases it is assumed that there is only one scattering
Diffraction
Numerical solution method of computational electromagnetics
is very similar to the finite element method (FEM), although there are some major differences. Unlike the FDTD method, there are no time steps that must
Finite-difference frequency-domain method
Finite-difference_frequency-domain_method
Chemical element with atomic number 5 (B)
Boron is a chemical element; it has symbol B and atomic number 5. In its crystalline form it is a brittle, dark, lustrous metalloid; in its amorphous
Boron
Type of numerical method
differential equations, domain decomposition methods solve a boundary value problem by splitting it into smaller boundary value problems on subdomains and iterating
Domain_decomposition_methods
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Gentle. Famous Bearer: Clement Moore, writer of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'.
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English : patronymic from the personal name Clement. As an American family name, this form has absorbed cognates in other continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
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English
English : patronymic from the personal name Clement.German, Dutch, and Danish : from the personal name Clemens (see Clement).Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, was descended from VA stock on his father’s side, from a Robert Clemens, who was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1634.
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 Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Clementius, CLEMENTE means "gentle and merciful."
Boy/Male
English American Biblical Latin
Gentle. Famous Bearer: Clement Moore, writer of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'.
Male
Russian
(Климент) Russian form of Greek Klementos, KLIMENT means "gentle and merciful."
Biblical
mild; good; merciful
Boy/Male
Czechoslovakian, Danish, German, Greek, Latin, Polish
Giving Mercy; Mild; Merciful
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and Dutch
English, French, and Dutch : from the Latin personal name Clemens meaning ‘merciful’ (genitive Clementis). This achieved popularity firstly through having been borne by an early saint who was a disciple of St. Paul, and later because it was selected as a symbolic name by a number of early popes. There has also been some confusion with the personal name Clemence (Latin Clementia, meaning ‘mercy’, an abstract noun derived from the adjective; in part a masculine name from Latin Clementius, a later derivative of Clemens). As an American family name, Clement has absorbed cognates in other continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988.)
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Merciful; Mild; Gentle; Giving Mercy; Merciful in French
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Slovene
Slovene form of Greek Klementos, KLEMEN means "gentle and merciful."
Male
English
Short form of Latin Clementius, CLEMENT means "gentle and merciful." meaning "gentle and merciful." In the bible, this is the name of a companion of Paul.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Latin Clemens or Clement, CLEMENTS means "gentle and merciful."
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Klementos, KELEMEN means "gentle and merciful."
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Irish, Latin, Swedish
Gentle; Merciful; Mild; Form of Clement
Boy/Male
English
Gentle. Famous Bearer: Clement Moore, writer of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'.
Male
Polish
 Danish, German, Polish and Swedish form of Greek Klementos, KLEMENS means "gentle and merciful."
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Boundary.
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English American Danish
Gentle. Famous Bearer: Clement Moore, writer of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'.
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Indian, Telugu
Boundary
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Lord Vishnu
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English : metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of beans, from Old English bēan ‘beans’ (a collective singular). Occasionally it may have been applied as a nickname for a someone considered of little importance.English : nickname for a pleasant person, from Middle English bēne ‘friendly’, ‘amiable’ (of unknown origin; there is apparently no connection with Bain or Bon).Scottish : Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Beathán, a diminutive of beatha ‘life’.Translation of German Bohne, or an altered spelling of Biehn. See also Bihn.Mistranslation of French Lefevre. As the vocabulary word fèvre ‘smith’ was replaced by forgeron, the meaning of the old word became opaque, and the surname was reinterpreted as if it were La fève, from fève ‘(fava) bean’. Lefevre is the most common name in French Canada; great numbers of them migrated to the US, where many adopted the name Bean, in the belief that it was a translation of Lefèvre. See also Lafave.
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One of Frigga's ladies in waiting.
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Japanese
(竜也) Japanese name TATSUYA means "dragon-assertive."
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Irish American Celtic English
Chief.
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English
Pet form of French Julie, JULIET means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
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English and Welsh
English and Welsh : probably a variant of Fithian.English and Welsh : Alternatively, it may be an altered form of Welsh Gethin.
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Melodious Voice
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n.
A boundary.
n.
The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven equal parts.
n.
Sometimes a curve, or surface, or volume is considered as described by a moving point, or curve, or surface, the latter being at any instant called an element of the former.
n.
An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be the infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated an indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used as synonymous with differential.
a.
Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air.
n.
The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry, or of music.
n.
A small quadruped of Bengal (Paradoxurus bondar), allied to the genet; -- called also musk cat.
n.
One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the elements of granite.
n.
One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell is an element of the honeycomb.
v. t.
To constitute; to make up with elements.
n.
One who, or that which, limits; a boundary.
n.
The elements of the alchemists were salt, sulphur, and mercury.
n.
Same as Foundry.
v. t.
To compound of elements or first principles.
a.
Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing.
n.
The four elements were, air, earth, water, and fire
a.
Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous; forcible; mighty; as, vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement fire or heat.
n.
To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar bottom.
n.
Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the elements of a plan.
n.
One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the elements of a planet's orbit.