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Encyclopedia > Elemental (disambiguation)

The term elemental can mean:

The word is also the adjective form of element. For example, in chemistry, it refers to matter composed of only one chemical element: graphite and diamond are types of elemental carbon. For other meanings, see element. In mysticism, mythology and alchemy, an elemental is a creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water. ... Several ancient Classical Element ideas exist. ... Mysticism (ancient Greek mysticon = secret) is meditation, prayer, or theology focused on the direct experience of union with divinity, God, or Ultimate Reality; or the belief that such experience is a genuine and important source of knowledge. ... The Alchemist. ... Mythology is the study of myths: stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and that feature a specific religious or belief system. ... For other definitions of fantasy see fantasy (psychology). ... Elementals was a dark superhero comic book first published in 1984 and created by Bill Willingham, for which he was both writer and artist. ... A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility and who usually has a colorful name and costume and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... Comico - The Comic Company was an American comic book company, headquartered in Norristown, Pennsylvania. ... Elemental is the fourth album by a British pop band Tears for Fears. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Tears for Fears are a British pop band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, who emerged as a pairing from an early band in their home town of Bath. ... Powered armor (also mechanized, battle, personal armor and suits) is a science fiction concept referring to a type of armored self-powered exoskeleton that is typically intended for use in battle, construction and survival in dangerous enviroments. ... 20 Year Anniversary of BattleTech logo BattleTech (MechWarrior) is a science-fiction board game (wargame) (designed by FASA in 1984); which simulates warfare in the distant future of the 31st century, where humans battle in gigantic walking machines powered by fusion reactors (known as BattleMechs), tanks, spaceships and other aircraft... Chemistry (in Greek: χημεία) is the science of matter and its interactions with energy and itself (see physics, biology). ... The substance of which a physical object is composed. ... A chemical element, often called simply element, is a substance that cannot be divided or changed into different substances by ordinary chemical methods. ... Graphite (named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789, from the Greek γραφειν: to draw/write, for its use in pencils) is one of the allotropes of carbon. ... A scattering of round-brilliant cut diamonds shows off the many reflecting facets. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Carbon, C, 6 Chemical series Nonmetals Group, Period, Block 14 (IVA), 2, p Density, Hardness 2267 kg/m3 0. ... Generally, an element is a basic part that is the foundation of something. ...

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Elemental - definition of Elemental in Encyclopedia (203 words)
In mysticism, mythology and alchemy, an elemental is a creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water.
Elementals are commonly mentioned in grimoires dealing with alchemy and sorcery and are usually called by summoning.
Many games use elementals composed of non-standard elementselementals made of darkness, ice, life energy, light, lightning, magical energy, magma, mana, mud, plants, smoke, temporal energy and weather phenomena are all relatively common.
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