neodymium
A chemical element with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery…A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
» Neodymium magnets are very strong magnets.
Neodymmagnete sind sehr starke Magnete. — Vortarulo
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
Neodym
неоди́мneodím
неоди́мneodým
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
(countable)An atom of this element.
- a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
Examples
4 sentencesNeodymium magnets are very strong magnets.
deNeodymmagnete sind sehr starke Magnete. — Vortarulo
Neodymium is a rare earth metal with element symbol Nd and atomic number 60.
Now, he's found an unexpected silver lining in these polluted streams. Or, perhaps more accurately, a neodymium lining.
Neodymium is used in powerful magnets in wind turbines and electric vehicles. It makes the tiny magnets in cell phone speakers possible.
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Origin
From neo- + (di)dymium.From neo- + (di)dymium.
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Forms
plural: neodymiums| Singular | neodymium |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium:Ndatomic number 60
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable