niobium
/naɪˈoʊbiəm/
niobium noun: a chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.
Noun
niobium (countable and uncountable, plural niobiums)
- A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.
- One should use hypoallergenic jewelry made of surgical grade stainless steel, titanium, 14- or 18-karat gold, or niobium, especially for initial piercings.2024, David Golinkin, “Is Body Piercing Permitted According To Jewish Law”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 196
- A single atom of this element.
niobium meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Gujarati
niobium in Hindi
- chemical element
- काशातु kāśātu
niobium in Tamil
- chemical element
- களங்கன் kaḷaṅkaṉ
niobium in Bengali
- নিয়োবিয়াম
niobium in Gujarati
- niobium
- કાશાતુ kāśātu
More languagesFewer languages
- niobium in Tagalog
- kolumbyo
- niobium in Arabic
- نِيُوبِيُوم niyūbiyūm
- niobium in Malay
- niobium
- niobium in Thai
- ไนโอเบียม nai-oo-bîiam
- niobium in Vietnamese
- niobi
Synonyms of niobium
Forms of niobium
| plural | niobiums |
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Origin of niobium
From Niobe + -ium, because of the element's affinity with tantalum, named after Niobe's father Tantalus.
Words formed from niobium
- diniobium
- ferroniobium
- niobate
- niobian
- niobic
- niobiferous
- niobite
- niobium carbide
- niobium chloride
- niobium pentachloride
- niobous
- niocalite
- organoniobium
- radioniobium
- triniobium
Questions about niobium
- What does niobium mean?
- Niobium means a chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.
- What is niobium in Hindi?
- Niobium in Hindi is काशातु (kāśātu). See Niobium meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is niobium?
- Niobium is a noun.
- How do you pronounce niobium?
- Niobium is pronounced /naɪˈoʊbiəm/.
- What is the plural of niobium?
- The plural of niobium is niobiums.
Words near niobium in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: niobium (page history and authors); niobium (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); કાશાતુ (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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