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beryllium

be·ryl·li·um
B b

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buh-ril-ee-uh m]
    • /bəˈrɪl i əm/
    • /bəˈrɪl.i.əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buh-ril-ee-uh m]
    • /bəˈrɪl i əm/

Definitions of beryllium word

  • noun beryllium a corrosion-resistant toxic silvery-white metallic element that occurs chiefly in beryl and is used mainly in X-ray windows and in the manufacture of alloys. Symbol: Be; atomic no: 4; atomic wt: 9.012; valency: 2; relative density: 1.848; melting pt: 1289°C; boiling pt: 2472°C 3
  • noun beryllium a hard, silver-white, metallic chemical element, one of the alkaline-earth metals, found only in combination with others: it forms strong, hard, lightweight alloys with several metals: symbol, Be; at. no., 4 3
  • noun beryllium a steel-gray, bivalent, hard, light, metallic element, the salts of which are sweet: used chiefly in copper alloys for better fatigue endurance, in springs, and in electrical contacts. Symbol: Be; atomic weight: 9.0122; atomic number: 4; specific gravity: 1.8 at 20° C. 1
  • noun beryllium chemical element 1
  • noun beryllium The chemical element with an atomic number of 4; a light metal with specialist industrial applications. 0
  • noun beryllium (Countable Noun) An atom of this element. 0
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Origin of beryllium

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
1860-65; < Latin bēryll(us) beryl + -ium

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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  • beryl

    a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal

  • beryllium copper

    a copper alloy containing a small amount of beryllium and often some nickel or cobalt, having high strength, hardness, and electrical conductivity.

  • bertrandite

    a mineral, hydrous beryllium silicate, Be 4 Si 2 O 7 (OH) 2 , colorless or pale yellow, with a vitreous luster, occurring as tabular or prismatic crystals in pegmatites and hydrothermal veins.

  • berylliosis

    a lung disease caused by inhaling beryllium

  • beryllonite

    a mineral, sodium beryllium phosphate, NaBePO 4 , occurring in colorless or light-yellow crystals, sometimes used as a gemstone.

  • chrysoberyl

    a rare very hard greenish-yellow mineral consisting of beryllium aluminate in orthorhombic crystalline form and occurring in coarse granite: used as a gemstone in the form of cat's eye and alexandrite. Formula: BeAl2O4
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