erbium

ˈɜːrbiəm

Definition

Definition of erbium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chemistry

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chemical element with symbol Er and atomic number 68

TECH.

Erbium is used in making special alloys.

metal

TECH.

soft malleable silvery-white metal used in lasers

TECH.

The erbium laser is effective for skin treatments.

element

lanthanide

metallic

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soft malleable silvery-white metal used in lasers

Origin of erbium

Swedish, erbium (named after Ytterby, a village in Sweden)

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fergusonite

geology

mineral consisting mainly of niobate of yttrium and erbium

Examples of erbium in a sentence

Scientists discovered new uses for erbium in technology.
Erbium is added to improve the alloy's properties.
The scientist explained the role of erbium in the experiment.

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French:erbium, ...
German:Erbium, Erbiummetall, ...
Italian:erbio, ...
Spanish:erbio, ...
Portuguese:érbio, ...
Chinese:铒, 铒金属, ...
Japanese:エルビウム, ...
Arabic:إِرْبِيُوم, ...
Hebrew:אֶרְבִּיוּם, אֶרְבִּיוּם, ...
Russian:эрбий, эрбиевый металл, ...
Ukrainian:ербій, метал ербій, ...
Hindi:एर्बियम, ...
Bengali:আর্বিয়াম, এরবিয়াম, ...
Catalan:erbi, ...
Czech:erbium, ...
Danish:erbium, erbium metal, ...
Dutch:erbium, ...
Greek:έρβιο, μέταλλο ερβίου, ...
Hungarian:erbium, ...
Khmer:អឺរប្យូម, អឺរប៊ីយ៉ូម, ...
Korean:어븀, 에르븀, ...
Persian:اربیم, اربیوم, ...
Polish:erb, erbium, ...
Portuguese (BR):érbio, ...
Romanian:erbiu, ...
Swedish:erbium, ...
Thai:เออร์เบียม, ...
Turkish:erbiyum, ...
Vietnamese:erbium, kim loại erbium, ...

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Definition of erbium - Reverso English Dictionary

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