adverb
- in a way that relates to or involves the basic, fundamental, or essential nature of something
- in a way that relates to the chemical elements or their properties
Usage: technical
Examples
- The two approaches are elementally different in their philosophy.
- Water is elementally composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
- The problem is elementally simple, though its solutions are complex.
- These materials are elementally distinct from one another.
- The argument is elementally flawed from the start.
- The compounds are elementally similar but structurally different.