Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 70.

    Ytterbium

    итте́рбийittérbij

    іте́рбійitérbij

  2. A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 70.

    (countable, usually)An atom of this element.

More definitions
  • a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime

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Forms

plural: ytterbiums
Singularytterbium
Pluralytterbiums

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Synonyms

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  • a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime:Ybatomic number 70

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