constituent element

collocation in English

meaningsofconstituentandelement

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constituent
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/
us
/kənˈstɪtʃ.u.ənt/
relating to one of the parts that a substance or combination is ...
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element
noun
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/
us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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(Definition ofconstituentandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Dietary fiber is aconstituentelementin the diet.
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The distance, as aconstituentelement, is equivalent to a length in parametric design.
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The binary structure indicates that theconstituentelementhas two different features (alleles).
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It will be argued that life course processes are aconstituentelementin the structuring and reproduction of inequality rather than an independent ' driver ' of inequality.
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Paine holds that gossip is not the property of the group, and is more than aconstituentelementof a group's social structure.
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I turn to the secondconstituentelement—the availability of justice to all.
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Theconstituentelementfor diverting young people from crime is not separately identified.
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In my submission, it is not appropriate to eviscerate intention; it ought to be aconstituentelementof this offence.
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Contrary to popular opinion, there is no evidence that fluoride in significant quantities is contained in water as a naturalconstituentelement.
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But in our view the state is oneconstituentelement—a vital one, certainly—of the wider community with which it must at all times be associated.
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Thoughtless privatisation, which is theconstituentelementof the single internal market, affects the most vital sectors and converts all social possessions to merchandise.
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The economics of many of those redevelopment plans turn on a certainconstituentelementof offices in them.
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It gives evidence over and again of those denials of opportunities of welfare which hitherto have been regarded as aconstituentelementin any civilised society.
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On that occasion, it was strongly recognized that dialogue is aconstituentelementpresent in science and particularly highlighted the requirements of communication and mutual understanding for science cooperation.
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This paper examines the constituent elements of dementia-care practice by focusing on the core patterns of day-to-day relations in care homes.
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When these recur, the original order of the constituent elements is not necessarily retained: some may be left out, others added.
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The social realm is the sphere of decision-making in the workplace, the education place and any other economic or cultural institution which is aconstituentelementof a democratic society.
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By regarding contracts as constituent elements, the nexus of contracts view can be regarded as a specific form of the aggregate doctrine.
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