Wiktionary
n. (context geology English) An element which is not a trace element in a given context, and which is present in significant quantity.
Usage examples of "major element".
The emergence of cryptanalysis as a permanent major element of intelligence was the most striking characteristic of cryptology's new maturity.
He did so because he wanted at least one major element in his life settled before he saw her again.
We have gone from being one of the smaller, more despised factions to becoming the -- not ruling party, for no element rules in the Core -- the major element of consensus.
Shetland actually liked space-and that, he was sure, was a major element in his selection and promotion.
Authoritatively the State Board of Education had laid it down that there must be one major element of stability in the life of a rent-a-child.
It was appropriate that water was a major element in the ceremony, because one of the reasons for staging the performance had been to publicly obtain the heavens' seal of approval for the project - already underway - that was aimed at restoring the water supply of the drought-stricken town.
I had mentioned the affair indirectly in one or another story through the years, but I'd never used it as a major element in my fiction.
I had mentioned the affair indirectly in one or another story through the years, but Id never used it as a major element in my fiction.
VIE was the companion piece to Twinkle, the second major element in the emerging future of digital information as envisioned by DigiCom.
Every major element is duplicated here to show visitors exactly how the ship functions.
And he had never been comfortable with such a major element of the terraforming's heat input being so fragile.
And he had never been comfortable with such a major element of the terraforming’.
In each of the examples cited above, sexuality is a major element of the story, woven into the plot, the characters, and even the physical setting.