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einsteinium

/aɪnˈstaɪni.əm/

einsteinium noun: a transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.

einsteinium: a transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic...
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Noun

einsteinium (uncountable)

  1. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.
    • Einsteinium, the 99th element of the periodic table, was discovered in the fallout of the first hydrogen bomb, detonated by the United States in the Marshall Islands on November 1, 1952.2021 February 3, Becky Ferreira, “Scientists Just Studied a Dangerous Element Discovered in a 50s Nuke Test”, in VICE
    1. (countable) An atom of this element.

einsteinium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay

einsteinium in Hindi

einsteinium
आइंस्टीनियम āinsṭīniyam

einsteinium in Tamil

element with atomic number 99
ஐன்ஸ்டீனியம் aiṉsṭīṉiyam

einsteinium in Arabic

element with atomic number 99
أَيْنِشْتَيْنِيُوم ʔayništayniyūm

einsteinium in Malay

element with atomic number 99
einsteinium
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einsteinium in Thai
ไอน์สไตเนียม aai-sà-dtaai-nîiam
einsteinium in Vietnamese
ensteni

Origin of einsteinium

From Einstein + -ium. Named after Albert Einstein.

Questions about einsteinium

What does einsteinium mean?
Einsteinium means a transuranic chemical element (symbol Es) with atomic number 99: a soft, silvery, paramagnetic metal.
What is einsteinium in Hindi?
Einsteinium in Hindi is आइंस्टीनियम (āinsṭīniyam). See Einsteinium meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is einsteinium?
Einsteinium is a noun.
How do you pronounce einsteinium?
Einsteinium is pronounced /aɪnˈstaɪni.əm/ (US).

Words near einsteinium in the dictionary

  1. Einsteinettes
  2. Einsteinian
  3. Einsteinian relativity
  4. Einsteinianism
  5. Einsteinism
  6. einsteinium
  7. einsteins
  8. Einsteiny
  9. Einstein–de Haas effect
  10. Einstellung
  11. Einstellung effect

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