The difference between Beginning and Element

When used as nouns, beginning means the act of doing that which begins anything, whereas element means any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.

Beginning is also adjective with the meaning: of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

Element is also verb with the meaning: to compound of elements.

check bellow for the other definitions of Beginning and Element

  1. Beginning as a noun (uncountable):

    The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

  2. Beginning as a noun:

    That which is begun; a rudiment or element.

  3. Beginning as a noun:

    That which begins or originates something; the first cause.

  4. Beginning as a noun:

    The initial portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "The author describes the main character's youth at the beginning of the story."

    "That house is at the beginning of the street."

  1. Beginning as a verb:

    Examples:

    "He is beginning to read a new book."

  1. Beginning as an adjective (informal):

    Of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.

    Examples:

    "in the beginning paragraph of the chapter"

    "in the beginning section of the course"

  1. Element as a noun (chemistry):

    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. Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons. One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air. A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded a violation of law only if each element can be proved. One of the objects in a set. Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.

    Examples:

    "Letters are the elements of written language."

  2. Element as a noun:

    A small part of the whole.

    Examples:

    "an element of doubt;  an element of the picture"

  3. Element as a noun (plural only, with "the"):

    Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.

    Examples:

    "exposed to the elements'"

  4. Element as a noun:

    A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.

    Examples:

    "to be in one's element'"

  5. Element as a noun (Christianity, usually plural):

    The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.

  6. Element as a noun:

    A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.

    Examples:

    "You sometimes find the hooligan element at football matches."

  7. Element as a noun:

    A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.

    Examples:

    "The element in this electric kettle can heat the water in under a minute."

  8. Element as a noun (computing):

    One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by a matching pair of tags.

  1. Element as a verb (obsolete):

    To compound of elements.

  2. Element as a verb (obsolete):

    To constitute and be the elements of.

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