neodymium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From neo- + (di)dymium.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
Other rare elements, like neodymium, exist in more than one isotopic form, the ratios of which can provide a measure of the depth from which the flow material may ultimately have been derived.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 63:But the government also gave MP Materials a decade-long guaranteed price floor for its products, such as the rare earths neodymium-praseodymium, at twice recent market rates (leaving aside the fact prices have soared this week as MP Materials has cut ties with China).
2025 August 30, Gillian Tett, “America’s new ‘patriotic’ capitalism”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:The most important application of dysprosium and terbium, which belong to a subgroup known as the heavy rare earths, is in devices called neodymium boron magnets, or neo magnets for short.
2025 July 18, Timothy McLaughlin, “A Rebel Army Is Building a Rare-Earth Empire on China's Border. The Kachin Independence Organization fought for decades in obscurity. Now it's supplying essential minerals to manufacturers around the world”, in Bloomberg Businessweek, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2025:
- (countable) A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture. ▸ An atom of this element.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| neodymiums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neodymian · neodymate · neodymium trichloride · organoneodymium · dineodymium · neodymium magnet
Relateds
monazite · didymium · praseodymium · bastnasite
Translations (71)
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