tantalum
/ˈtæntələm/
tantalum noun: a chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.
Noun
tantalum (countable and uncountable, plural tantalums)
- A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.
- An atom of this element.
tantalum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic
tantalum in Hindi
- element
- सहातु sahātu
tantalum in Tamil
- element
- தந்தாலம் tantālam
tantalum in Kannada
- ಟಾಂಟಲಮ್, ಟ್ಯಾಂಟಾಲಮ್
tantalum in Arabic
- element
- تَنْتَلُوم tantalūm, طَنْطَلُوم ṭanṭalūm
More languagesFewer languages
- tantalum in Malay
- tantalum
- tantalum in Thai
- แทนทาลัม tɛɛn-taa-lâm
- tantalum in Vietnamese
- tantali, tantan
Forms of tantalum
| plural | tantalums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tantalium |
Origin of tantalum
A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin Tantalus, named after Tantalus, alluding to the element's incapacity to absorb acid. See -ium.
Words formed from tantalum
- ditantalum
- eka-tantalum
- organotantalum
- radiotantalum
- tantalate
- tantalian
- tantalic
- tantaliferous
- tantalite
- tantalous
- tantalum carbide
- tantalum dioxide
- tantalum lamp
- tantalum oxide
- tantalum pentachloride
- tantalum pentoxide
- tanteuxenite
- tritantalum
Questions about tantalum
- What does tantalum mean?
- Tantalum means a chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.
- What is tantalum in Hindi?
- Tantalum in Hindi is सहातु (sahātu). See Tantalum meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tantalum?
- Tantalum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tantalum?
- Tantalum is pronounced /ˈtæntələm/.
- What is the plural of tantalum?
- The plural of tantalum is tantalums.
Words near tantalum in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tantalum (page history and authors); tantalum (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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