argon
/ˈɑːɹɡɒn/
argon noun: the chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
Noun
argon (countable and uncountable, plural argons)
- The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
- An atom of this element.
argon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
argon in Hindi
- argon
- मंदाति mandāti, ऑर्गन ŏrgan
argon in Tamil
- a chemical element
- ஆர்கன் ārkaṉ
argon in Malayalam
- a chemical element
- ആർഗോൺ āṟgōṇ
argon in Kannada
- ಆರ್ಗಾನ್
More languagesFewer languages
- argon in Gujarati
- મંદાતિ mandāti
- argon in Tagalog
- argon
- argon in Arabic
- أَرْجُون m or أُرْجُون ʔarjūn, أَرْغُون ʔarḡūn, آرْغُون ʔārḡūn
- argon in Malay
- argon
- argon in Persian
- آرگون ârgon
- argon in Thai
- อาร์กอน aa-gɔ̂n
- argon in Vietnamese
- agon
Synonyms of argon
- E938 when used as a packaging gas
Forms of argon
| plural | argons |
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Origin of argon
From Ancient Greek ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness, + -on, used for all noble gases.
Words formed from argon
- argide
- argon-36
- argon-38
- argon-40
- argonated
- argon chloride fluoride
- argon chloride hydride
- argon fluoride hydride
- argon fluorohydride
- argon hydrofluoride
- argonide
- argonium
- argonlike
- metaargon
- meta-argon
- metargon
- potassium-argon dating
- radioargon
Questions about argon
- What does argon mean?
- Argon means the chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
- What is argon in Hindi?
- Argon in Hindi is मंदाति (mandāti), ऑर्गन (ŏrgan). See Argon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is argon?
- Argon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce argon?
- Argon is pronounced /ˈɑːɹɡɒn/ (US).
- What is the plural of argon?
- The plural of argon is argons.
Words near argon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: argon (page history and authors); ऑर्गन (Hindi) (page history and authors); argon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); મંદાતિ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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