Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balonium

/bəˈloʊ.ni.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: balo-ni-um
IPA: /bəˈloʊ.ni.əm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional chemical element.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I assumed starship fuel (antimatter or balonium) could be produced from electricity with perfect conversion, so it cost exactly what electricity did — good enough for the one-digit-or-so accuracy needed."
"Suppose that we have a Geiger counter and we are able to make measurements, during a ten hour period, of the balonium sample."
"The data in Table 7.7 were taken for the highly radioactive element balonium-245."

Etymology

From baloney + -ium. See baloney (“nonsense”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: baloney
Suffix: -ium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bəˈloʊ.ni.əm/
British English: /bəˈləʊ.ni.əm/

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

plutonium pandemonium polonium harmonium euphonium meconium pelargonium iconium pancuronium vecuronium hydronium diazonium

Questions

How do you pronounce balonium?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈloʊ.ni.əm/.
What does balonium mean?: A fictional chemical element.
Where does balonium come from?: From baloney + -ium. See baloney (“nonsense”).

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