Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)A metallic chemical element (symbol Tm) with atomic number 69: a fairly soft, easily workable metal with a bright silvery-gray lustre.

    Thulium

    ту́лийtúlij

    ту́лійtúlij

  2. A metallic chemical element (symbol Tm) with atomic number 69: a fairly soft, easily workable metal with a bright silvery-gray lustre.

    (countable)An atom of this element.

More definitions
  • a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime

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Forms

plural: thuliums
Singularthulium
Pluralthuliums

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Synonyms

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  • a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime:Tmatomic number 69

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