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Common collocations with element in American Collocation

element noun countable

US /ˈelɪmənt/

important

critical
crucial
essential
important
integral
key
major
significant
vital

Parents’ involvement is a key element in the success of their children’s learning at school.

most important

central
core
main

The student should be able to identify the main elements of climate.

basic

basic
fundamental

There are four basic elements of a story – a beginning, a middle and an end together with some sort of credible plot.

individual

constituent
discrete
individual

Think of it as a coherent system, not a series of individual elements.

different

different
disparate

All of those seemingly disparate elements are blended into one coherent whole.

of a particular type

decorative
graphic
graphical
structural
visual

The main structural elements of the house simply rest on the concrete blocks.