#element one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" supertype: #substance__matter that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter" subtype: #air.element (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) subtype: #fire.element (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) subtype: #earth (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) subtype: #ether__quintessence (archaic) the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies subtype: #water.element (archaic) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
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