erbium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Old Norse út Old Norse ýtrider. Swedish yttre Swedish ytter- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búa Old Norse býr Old Swedish bȳr Swedish by Swedish Ytterby Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium New Latin erbiumbor. English erbium Borrowed from New Latin erbium; itself from Swedish Ytterby (the name of the town where the element was discovered) + -ium. Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843. Doublet of terbium, ytterbium, and yttrium.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
- (countable) A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements. ▸ An atom of this element.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| erbiums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
erbian · organoerbium · radioerbium · erbium oxide · dierbium · erbate · erbium trichloride
Relateds
yttrium · erbia · ytterbium · terbium
Translations (71)
fur erbi (chemical element) · af erbium (chemical element) · kw erbyum (chemical element) · ast erbiu (chemical element) · be э́рбій (chemical element) · is erbín (chemical element) · nl erbium (chemical element) · hu erbium (chemical element) · lt erbis (chemical element) · br erbiom (chemical element) · gv erbium (chemical element) · mt erbjum (chemical element) · ro erbiu (chemical element) · cmn 鉺 /铒 (chemical element) · he ארביום (chemical element) · fy erbium (chemical element) · hy էրբիում (chemical element) · gl erbio (chemical element) · ms erbium (chemical element) · fi erbium (chemical element) · la erbium (chemical element) · bg е́рбий (chemical element) · mn эрби (chemical element) · mk ербиум (chemical element) · sl erbij (chemical element) · lb Erbium (chemical element) · pt érbio (chemical element) · es erbio (chemical element) · ko 에르븀 (chemical element) · sh ербиj (chemical element) · ga eirbiam (chemical element) · eo erbio (chemical element) · cy erbiwm (chemical element) · el έρβιο (chemical element) · tg Эрбий (chemical element) · sk erbium (chemical element) · uk е́рбій (chemical element) · hi रक्तला (chemical element) · uz эрбий (chemical element) · csb érb (chemical element) · ka ერბიუმი (chemical element) · sh erbij (chemical element) · sq erbium (chemical element) · ta எல்லிரும்பு (chemical element) · da erbium (chemical element) · eu erbioa (chemical element) · kk эрбий (chemical element) · sv erbium (chemical element) · gd eirbiam (chemical element) · sh ербиjум (chemical element) · ar إِرْبِيُوم (chemical element) · km អែប្យូម (chemical element) · it erbio (chemical element) · th เออร์เบียม (chemical element) · et erbium (chemical element) · ko 어븀 (chemical element) · fr erbium (chemical element) · pl erb (chemical element) · lv erbijs (chemical element) · de Erbium (chemical element) · tr erbiyum (chemical element) · sh erbijum (chemical element) · ja エルビウム (chemical element) · fo erbium (chemical element) · no erbium (chemical element) · vo lerbin (chemical element) · ru э́рбий (chemical element) · uz erbiy (chemical element) · vi eribi (chemical element) · ca erbi (chemical element) · cs erbium (chemical element)