chromium

See also: Chromium

English
Chemical element
Cr
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Next: manganese (Mn)
Chromium crystals and cube.

Etymology

New Latin, from French chrome (from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”)) + -ium. So called because of the striking colors of its compounds.

Pronunciation
  • (US) enPR: krō'mē-əm; IPA(key): /ˈkɹoʊ.mi.əm/
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Noun

chromium (countable and uncountable, plural chromiums)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.

Synonyms
  • chrome (when used for plating)

Derived terms

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See also

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Chromium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “chromium”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
  • chromium in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • chromium in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
  • chromium at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin
Chemical element
Cr
Previous: vanadium (V)
Next: manganum (Mn)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰroː.mi.um/, [ˈkʰroːmiʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkro.mi.um/, [ˈkrɔːmium]

Noun

chrōmium n (genitive chrōmiī); second declension

  1. chromium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative chrōmium chrōmia
Genitive chrōmiī chrōmiōrum
Dative chrōmiō chrōmiīs
Accusative chrōmium chrōmia
Ablative chrōmiō chrōmiīs
Vocative chrōmium chrōmia
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