The difference between Element and Member

When used as nouns, 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, whereas member means one who officially belongs to a group.

When used as verbs, element means to compound of elements, whereas member means to remember.


check bellow for the other definitions of Element and Member

  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.

  1. Member as a noun:

    One who officially belongs to a group.

  2. Member as a noun:

    A part of a whole.

    Examples:

    "The I-beams were to become structural members of a pedestrian bridge."

  3. Member as a noun:

    Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: limb lith"

  4. Member as a noun (euphemism):

    The penis.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: penis pintle"

  5. Member as a noun (logic):

    One of the propositions making up a syllogism.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: premise premiss"

  6. Member as a noun (set theory):

    An element of a set.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: element"

  7. Member as a noun (object-oriented programming):

    A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.

  8. Member as a noun (AU, law):

    the judge or adjudicator in a consumer court.

  9. Member as a noun:

    A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause.

  10. Member as a noun (math):

    Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign.

  11. Member as a noun (computing):

    A file stored within an archive file.

    Examples:

    "The zip file holding the source code of this application has 245 members."

  1. Member as a verb (obsolete, outside, dialects):

    To remember.

  2. Member as a verb (obsolete):

    To cause to remember; to mention.

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