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erbium

/ˈɜː.bɪ.əm//ˈɝ.bi.əm/

erbium noun: a chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.

Noun

erbium (countable and uncountable, plural erbiums)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
    1. (countable) An atom of this element.

erbium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Malay

erbium in Hindi

chemical element
रक्तला raktalā

erbium in Tamil

chemical element
எல்லிரும்பு ellirumpu

erbium in Arabic

chemical element
إِرْبِيُوم ʔirbiyūm

erbium in Malay

chemical element
erbium
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erbium in Thai
เออร์เบียม əə-bîiam
erbium in Vietnamese
eribi

Forms of erbium

pluralerbiums

Origin of erbium

Borrowed from New Latin erbium; itself from Swedish Ytterby (the name of the town where the element was discovered) + -ium. Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843. Doublet of terbium, ytterbium, and yttrium.

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Phrases with erbium

Words that rhyme with erbium

Questions about erbium

What does erbium mean?
Erbium means a chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
What is erbium in Hindi?
Erbium in Hindi is रक्तला (raktalā). See Erbium meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is erbium?
Erbium is a noun.
How do you pronounce erbium?
Erbium is pronounced /ˈɜː.bɪ.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of erbium?
The plural of erbium is erbiums.

Words near erbium in the dictionary

  1. erbia
  2. erbian
  3. Erbiceni
  4. Erbil
  5. Erbistock
  6. erbium
  7. erbium oxide
  8. erbium oxides
  9. erbiums
  10. erbout
  11. erbovirus

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