neodymium
/nɪə(ʊ)ˈdɪmɪəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery rare earth metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "Other rare elements, like neodymium, exist in more than one isotopic form, the ratios of which can provide a measure of the depth from which the flow material may ultimately have been derived."
- "The most important application of dysprosium and terbium, which belong to a subgroup known as the heavy rare earths, is in devices called neodymium boron magnets, or neo magnets for short."
- "But the government also gave MP Materials a decade-long guaranteed price floor for its products, such as the rare earths neodymium-praseodymium, at twice recent market rates (leaving aside the fact prices have soared this week as MP Materials has cut ties with China)."
Etymology
From neo- + (di)dymium.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /nɪə(ʊ)ˈdɪmɪəm/
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Phrases
neodymium magnet
neodymium trichloride