| Subject | English | Chinese |
| expl. | discrete element method | 离散兀法 |
| geophys. | discrete element method | 离散元法 |
| hydroel.st. | discrete element method | 离散元分析 |
| earth.sc. | discrete element method | 离散元〔法〕模型 |
| expl. | discrete element method for rock engineering | 岩体工程离散元法以分离的岩块为单元，依牛顿第二定律,以块体动力平衡分析法求解岩体结构中各岩块每一瞬间的加速度、速度和位移，并由计算机作图记述结构中岩块的分布状态 |
| mining. | discrete flux element method | 离散注流量元法 |
| tech. | discrete integral element method | 离散单元法 |
| earth.sc. | discrete volume-element method | 离散体积元法 |
| earth.sc. | discrete wave number-finite element method | 离散波数有限元法 (DWFE method) |
| space | discrete wavenumber finite element method | 离散波数有限元法 |