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- [koh-bawlt]
- /ˈkoʊ bɔlt/
- /ˈkəʊ.bɒlt/
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- [koh-bawlt]
- /ˈkoʊ bɔlt/
Definitions of cobalt word
- uncountable noun cobalt Cobalt is a hard silvery-white metal which is used to harden steel and for producing a blue dye. 3
- colour cobalt Cobalt or cobalt blue is a deep-blue colour. 3
- noun cobalt a brittle hard silvery-white element that is a ferromagnetic metal: occurs principally in cobaltite and smaltite and is widely used in alloys. The radioisotope cobalt-60, with a half-life of 5.3 years, is used in radiotherapy and as a tracer. Symbol: Co; atomic no: 27; atomic wt: 58.93320; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 8.9; melting pt: 1495°C; boiling pt: 2928°C 3
- noun cobalt a hard, lustrous, steel-gray, ductile, metallic chemical element, found in various ores: it is used in the preparation of magnetic, wear-resistant, and high-strength alloys: its compounds are used in the production of inks, paints, and varnishes: symbol, Co; at. no., 27: a radioactive isotope (cobalt-60) is used in the treatment of cancer, in research, etc. 3
- noun cobalt a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics. Symbol: Co; atomic weight: 58.933; atomic number: 27; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C. 1
- noun cobalt The chemical element of atomic number 27, a hard silvery-white magnetic metal. 1
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Origin of cobalt
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < German Kobalt, variant of Kobold kobold
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cobalt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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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adj cobalt
- turquoise — Also, turquois. an opaque mineral, a basic hydrous copper aluminum phosphate often containing a small amount of iron, sky-blue or greenish-blue in color, cut cabochon as a gem. Compare bone turquoise.
- royal — of or relating to a king, queen, or other sovereign: royal power; a royal palace.
- azure — Azure is used to describe things that are bright blue.
- navy — the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- blue-green — a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.
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adj cobalt
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- upbeat — an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- gay — of, relating to, or exhibiting sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex; homosexual: a gay couple. Antonyms: straight.
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