supplement vs element

element vs supplement

supplement and element both are nouns.

supplement is a verb but element is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
supplement	Yes	No	Yes	No
element	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, element is a hypernym of supplement; that is, element is a word with a broader meaning than supplement:

supplement: a supplementary component that improves capability
element: an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

Other hypernyms of supplement include component, constituent.

supplement (noun)	element (noun)
a supplementary component that improves capability	an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)	an abstract part of something
textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end	the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
	a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
	the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
	any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
	one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe

supplement (verb)	element (verb)
add to the very end
add as a supplement to what seems insufficient
serve as a supplement to

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