ytterbium

yt·ter·bi·um

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ih-tur-bee-uh m]
- /ɪˈtɜr bi əm/
- /ɪˈtɜːbjəm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-tur-bee-uh m]
- /ɪˈtɜr bi əm/

Definitions of ytterbium word

noun ytterbium a rare metallic element found in gadolinite and forming compounds resembling those of yttrium. Symbol: Yb; atomic weight: 173.04; atomic number: 70; specific gravity: 6.96. 1
noun ytterbium The chemical element of atomic number 70, a silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. 1
noun ytterbium a soft malleable silvery element of the lanthanide series of metals that occurs in monazite and is used to improve the mechanical properties of steel. Symbol: Yb; atomic no: 70; atomic wt: 173.04; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 6.903 (alpha), 6.966 (beta); melting pt: 819°C; boiling pt: 1196°C 0
noun ytterbium a scarce, divalent or trivalent, silvery, malleable chemical element, one of the rare-earth elements, found with yttrium in gadolinite and certain other minerals: symbol, Yb; at. no., 70 0

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Origin of ytterbium

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

From New Latin, dating back to 1875-80; See origin at ytterbia, -ium

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