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ytterbium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈtɜː.bi.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /jɪˈtɚ.bi.əm/ (General-American)
• /ˈjə.tɚ.bi.əm/ (General-American)
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• /jəˈtɚ.bi.əm/ (General-American)
• /ˈjɪ.tɚ.bi.əm/ (General-American)
• /ɪˈtɚ.bi.əm/ (General-American)

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 Ytterbybor. English Ytterby Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English ytterbium From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden. Doublet of erbium, terbium, and yttrium

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 70.
   • Microstructural optical fibers have been developed that have utilized phosphate-based glasses due to their ability to solubilize rare earth components such as ytterbium, which give the fibers their high light absorption and amplification per unit length. 2015, E. A. Abou Neel, V. Salih, J. C. Knowles, “Phosphate-based Glasses”, in Paul Ducheyne, editor, Comprehensive Biomaterials, volumes I (Metallic, Ceramic and Polymeric Biomaterials), Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 289:
   • The lanthanides samarium, europium and ytterbium possess relatively stable and long-known dispositive states. 1991, John D. Corbett, “Coproportionation Routes to Reduced Lanthanide Halides”, in G[erd] Meyer, L[ester] R. Morss, editors, Synthesis of Lanthanide and Actinide Compounds (Topics in F-element Chemistry; 2), Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 160:
   • At a meeting of the Russian Chemical Society held October 20, 1881 (and reported in the Bulletin de la Société Chimique de Paris, for August, 1882), Mendelejeff [Dmitri Mendeleev], the distinguished author of the periodic law, remarked that only two of the recently announced elements—scandium and ytterbium—had been satisfactorily confirmed. These have been obtained in a pure state by [Lars Fredrik] Nilson, and neither of them has absorption spectra. 1883, H[enry] Carrington Bolton, “List of New Elements Announced since 1877”, in An Account of the Progress in Chemistry in the Year 1882. … From the Smithsonian Report for 1882, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 6:
   • Ytterbium is a silvery, soft, malleable, and ductile metal with a lustrous metallic shine. It is slightly reactive in air or water at room temperatures. Ytterbium is located next to last of the rare-earths in the lanthanide series. 2006, Robert E. Krebs, “Guide to the Elements”, in The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements: A Reference Guide, 2nd edition, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 301:
2. (countable, usually) A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 70. ▸ An atom of this element.

Forms

Deriveds

ytterbian · diytterbium trioxide · ytterbate · ytterbic · radioytterbium · diytterbium · organoytterbium · ytterbium oxide · paleo-ytterbium · ytterbia · ytterbium trichloride

Relateds

mul:Yb · yttrium · mul:Yb · ytterite · erbium · yttria · neoytterbia · ytterbite · terbium

Synonyms

neoytterbia · aldebaranium

Translations (77)

sh iterbijum (chemical element) · sh итербиjум (chemical element) · ms iterbium (chemical element) · uk іте́рбій (chemical element) · cmn 鐿 /镱 (chemical element) · vo lüterbin (chemical element) · ko 이터븀 (chemical element) · cy yterbiwm (chemical element) · io yiterbo (chemical element) · hu itterbium (chemical element) · bg ите́рбий (chemical element) · ar إِتِيرْبِيُوم (chemical element) · sh iterbij (chemical element) · br iterbiom (chemical element) · be ітэ́рбій (chemical element) · sv ytterbium (chemical element) · km អ៊ីទែប្យូម (chemical element) · ja イッテルビウム (chemical element) · tg иттербий (chemical element) · bo ཡེད (chemical element) · mk ите́рбиум (chemical element) · ja 鐿 (chemical element) · ko 이테르븀 (chemical element) · fr ytterbium (chemical element) · cs ytterbium (chemical element) · kw yterbyum (chemical element) · ar يُتِرْبِيُوم (chemical element) · ga itéirbiam (chemical element) · la ytterbium (chemical element) · de Ytterbium (chemical element) · pt itérbio (chemical element) · et üterbium (chemical element) · lv iterbijs (chemical element) · fi ytterbium (chemical element) · nn ytterbium (chemical element) · he איטרביום (chemical element) · is ytterbín (chemical element) · fy ytterbium (chemical element) · sl iterbij (chemical element) · vi ytecbi (chemical element) · it itterbio (chemical element) · el υττέρβιο (chemical element) · hi श्वेतला (chemical element) · ca iterbi (chemical element) · gv ytterbium (chemical element) · ro yterbiu (chemical element) · gl iterbio (chemical element) · uz itterbiy (chemical element) · nl ytterbium (chemical element) · ka იტერბიუმი (chemical element) · eo iterbio (chemical element) · ast iterbiu (chemical element) · hy իտերբիում (chemical element) · kk иттербий (chemical element) · pl iterb (chemical element) · ar أُوتِّرْبِيُوم (chemical element) · sq iterb (chemical element) · ru итте́рбий (chemical element) · tr iterbiyum (chemical element) · sk ytterbium (chemical element) · nb ytterbium (chemical element) · da ytterbium (chemical element) · fo ytterbium (chemical element) · gd itèirbiam (chemical element) · eu iterbioa (chemical element) · csb éterb (chemical element) · es iterbio (chemical element) · ta திகழ்வெள்ளீயம் (chemical element) · af ytterbium (chemical element) · lt iterbis (chemical element) · th อิตเทอร์เบียม (chemical element) · fur iterbi (chemical element) · sh итербиj (chemical element) · mn иттерби (chemical element) · mt itterbjum (chemical element) · uz иттербий (chemical element) · lb Ytterbium (chemical element)

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