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palladium

/pəˈleɪdi.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
pal-la-di-um
IPA
/pəˈleɪdi.əm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A safeguard.

noun

A chemical element (symbol Pd) with an atomic number of 46: a rare, lustrous silvery-white metal.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A single atom of this element.

Countable

name

A wooden statue of great antiquity on which the safety of Troy and later Rome was said to depend.

Example Sentences

Etymology

The sense of "safeguard" comes from Latin Palladium (the image of Pallas that protected Troy), from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιον (Palládion), from Παλλάς (Pallás), an epithet used before Athena.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Palladium, Παλλάδιον

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈleɪdi.əm/
  • British English: /pəˈleɪdi.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

palladia (plural) palladiums (plural) Palladion (alternative)

Derived Forms

allylpalladium dipalladium nonapalladium octapalladium organopalladium palladian palladic palladide palladiferous palladious palladiumise palladiumize

Phrases

dioxide of palladium pallad- palladio- palladium black palladium chloride palladium cyanide palladium dichloride palladium dinitrate

Frequently Paired Words

Pallas

Synonyms

pd atomic number 46

Rhymes With

stadium radium vanadium

Questions

How do you pronounce palladium?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈleɪdi.əm/.
What does palladium mean?
A safeguard.
Where does palladium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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