niobium

See also: nióbium

English

Chemical element
Nb
Previous: zirconium (Zr)
Next: molybdenum (Mo)

Etymology

Niobe + -ium, because of the element's affinity with tantalum.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nīō'bēəm, IPA(key): /naɪˈoʊbiəm/

Noun

niobium (countable and uncountable, plural niobiums)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

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Afrikaans

Chemical element
Nb
Previous: sirkonium (Zr)
Next: molibdeen (Mo)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

niobium (uncountable)

  1. niobium

Danish

Noun

niobium

  1. niobium (element)

Synonyms


Dutch

Chemical element
Nb
Previous: zirkonium (Zr)
Next: molybdeen (Mo)

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin niobium, named after the mythological queen Niobe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌniˈoː.bi.ʏm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ni‧o‧bi‧um

Noun

niobium n (uncountable)

  1. niobium (chemical element) [from ca. 1845]

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English niobium).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniobium/, [ˈnio̞ˌbium]
  • Rhymes: -ium
  • Syllabification(key): ni‧o‧bi‧um

Noun

niobium

  1. niobium

Declension

Inflection of niobium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative niobium niobiumit
genitive niobiumin niobiumien
partitive niobiumia niobiumeja
illative niobiumiin niobiumeihin
singular plural
nominative niobium niobiumit
accusative nom. niobium niobiumit
gen. niobiumin
genitive niobiumin niobiumien
partitive niobiumia niobiumeja
inessive niobiumissa niobiumeissa
elative niobiumista niobiumeista
illative niobiumiin niobiumeihin
adessive niobiumilla niobiumeilla
ablative niobiumilta niobiumeilta
allative niobiumille niobiumeille
essive niobiumina niobiumeina
translative niobiumiksi niobiumeiksi
instructive niobiumein
abessive niobiumitta niobiumeitta
comitative niobiumeineen
Possessive forms of niobium (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person niobiumini niobiumimme
2nd person niobiumisi niobiuminne
3rd person niobiuminsa

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /njɔ.bjɔm/
  • (file)

Noun

niobium m (uncountable)

  1. niobium

Further reading


Latin

Chemical element
Nb
Previous: zirconium (Zr)
Next: molybdenum (Mo)

Pronunciation

Noun

niobium n (genitive niobiī); second declension

  1. niobium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative niobium niobia
Genitive niobiī niobiōrum
Dative niobiō niobiīs
Accusative niobium niobia
Ablative niobiō niobiīs
Vocative niobium niobia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲoː˨bjɔ˧m]

Noun

niobium n

  1. (uncountable) niobium
  2. A part of niobium

Inflection


Malay

Chemical element
Nb
Previous: zirkonium (Zr)
Next: molibdenum (Mo)

Etymology

From English niobium, from Niobe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [niobiom], [niobiəm]
  • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

niobium

  1. niobium (chemical element)
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