helium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (because its presence was first theorised in the Sun's atmosphere) with the suffix + -ium. Probably coined by Norman Lockyer. This suffix is unusual, because it is usually used only for metallic elements. It is likely that Lockyer, being an astronomer, was unaware of the usual chemical conventions.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
It was an enormous balloon filled with helium, that elemental gas forged from hydrogen in the nuclear furnace of the stars.
1997, Ian McEwan, Enduring Love, Vintage (1998), page 3:
- (countable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas. ▸ A form or sample of the element.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| heliums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
heliumless · parahelium · antihelium · helium fusion · heliox · helium dating · helium I · helide · helium descrambler · radiohelium · orthohelium · helium-3 · helium speech · helionium · antiprotonic helium · helium II · helium flash · helonium · dihelium · helikite · helium star · heliumide · nonhelium · helium unscrambler · helium balloon · helium variable · liquid helium · helion · heliair · helium hydride · hydridohelium · helium-4 · hyperhelium · helium burning · heliumlike
Relateds
Synonyms
E939 when used as a packaging gas
Translations (134)
ja ヘリウム (chemical element) · ga héiliam (chemical element) · it elio (chemical element) · ar هِيلِيُوم (chemical element) · pa ہیلیم (chemical element) · eo helio (chemical element) · lo ຮີລຽມ (chemical element) · nn helium (chemical element) · mt ilju (chemical element) · nv níłchʼi ászólí (chemical element) · sl helij (chemical element) · br heliom (chemical element) · gv hailium (chemical element) · pt hélio (chemical element) · gl helio (chemical element) · sh хелијум (chemical element) · be ге́лій (chemical element) · ta ஹீலியம் (chemical element) · km សូរ្យូម (chemical element) · pl hel (chemical element) · is helín (chemical element) · ka ჰელიუმი (chemical element) · ur ہیلیم (chemical element) · lt helis (chemical element) · kn ಹೀಲಿಯಮ್ (chemical element) · mi haumāmā (chemical element) · hy հելիում (chemical element) · cmn 氜 (chemical element) · sat ᱦᱤᱞᱤᱭᱟᱢ (chemical element) · gmw-cfr Helium (chemical element) · eo heliumo (chemical element) · lmo eli (chemical element) · qu ilyu (chemical element) · ia helium (chemical element) · kw helyum (chemical element) · cv гели (chemical element) · hsb helium (chemical element) · jv helium (chemical element) · vo helin (chemical element) · uk ге́лій (chemical element) · nds helium (chemical element) · km អេល្យូម (chemical element) · yue 氦 (chemical element) · fi helium (chemical element) · kk гелий (chemical element) · vi heli (chemical element) · la helium (chemical element) · ln eliyúmu (chemical element) · hu hélium (chemical element) · sq helium (chemical element) · cdo 氦 (chemical element) · az helium (chemical element) · ky гелий (chemical element) · mn ᠾᠧᠯᠢ (chemical element) · sv helium (chemical element) · mn гели (chemical element) · ro heliu (chemical element) · sh helijum (chemical element) · tr helyum (chemical element) · th ฮีเลียม (chemical element) · ht elyòm (chemical element) · my ဟီလီယမ် (chemical element) · ta பரிதியம் (chemical element) · sa हीलियम (chemical element) · cmn 氦 (chemical element) · csb él (chemical element) · mk хелиум (chemical element) · uz гелий (chemical element) · hi यानाति (chemical element) · hak 氦 (chemical element) · ms helium (chemical element) · uz geliy (chemical element) · bo ཧེ་རླུང (chemical element) · su hélium (chemical element) · hi हिलियम (chemical element) · eu helioa (chemical element) · sh хелиј (chemical element) · bn হিলিয়াম (chemical element) · mr हेलियम (chemical element) · gu હીલિયમ (chemical element) · es helio (chemical element) · et heelium (chemical element) · haw hiliuma (chemical element) · sk hélium (chemical element) · km អេល្យ៉ូម (chemical element) · lb Helium (chemical element) · nan-hbl 氦 (chemical element) · io helio (chemical element) · fy helium (chemical element) · da helium (chemical element) · ko 헬륨 (chemical element) · scn èliu (chemical element) · ast heliu (chemical element) · sh helij (chemical element) · yo hílíọ̀mù (chemical element) · cy heliwm (chemical element) · tl elyo (chemical element) · tg гелий (chemical element) · ug گېلىي (chemical element) · bg хе́лий (chemical element) · nb helium (chemical element) · el ήλιο (chemical element) · de Helium (chemical element) · ca heli (chemical element) · si හීලියම් (chemical element) · is helíum (chemical element) · cs helium (chemical element) · ar هِلْيُوم (chemical element) · nah tōnatiuyoh (chemical element) · fa هلیم (chemical element) · he הֶלְיוּם (chemical element) · war helyo (chemical element) · fur eli (chemical element) · kpv гелий (chemical element) · nl helium (chemical element) · ru ге́лий (chemical element) · kmr hêlyûm (chemical element) · yi העליום (chemical element) · id helium (chemical element) · sw heliamu (chemical element) · vi hêli (chemical element) · li helium (chemical element) · co eliu (chemical element) · fr hélium (chemical element) · an helio (chemical element) · af helium (chemical element) · pa ਹੀਲਿਅਮ (chemical element) · qu helio (chemical element) · tk geliý (chemical element) · ml ഹീലിയം (chemical element) · fo helium (chemical element) · oc èli (chemical element) · gd hèiliam (chemical element) · lv hēlijs (chemical element)