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Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air.

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  1. a. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air.
  2. a. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary.
  3. adj. relating to or being an element
  4. adj. relating to severe atmospheric conditions
  5. adj. of or being the essential or basic part
  6. 1. Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material world; as, elemental air. "Elemental strife." Pope. 2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary; elementary. "The elemental rules of erudition." Cawthorn.
  7. j:100 a. relating to or being an element a. relating to severe atmospheric conditions