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Rubidium

Ru-bid′i-um

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
rubidus
red, fr.
rubere
to be red. So called from two
dark red
spectroscopic lines by means of which it was discovered in the lepidolite from Rozena, Moravia. See
Rubicund
.]
(Chem.)
A rare metallic element of the alkali metal series, atomic number 37. It occurs quite widely, but in small quantities, and always combined. It is isolated as a soft yellowish white metal, analogous to potassium in most of its properties. Symbol Rb. Atomic weight, 85.48.

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Rubidium

Rubidium

See also: rubidium and rubídium

German

Chemical element
Rb Previous: Krypton (Kr)
Next: Strontium (Sr)

Noun

Rubidium n (genitive Rubidiums, no plural)

  1. rubidium

Declension


Luxembourgish

Chemical element
Rb Previous: Krypton (Kr)
Next: Strontium (Sr)

Noun

Rubidium ? (uncountable)

  1. rubidium

rubidium

rubidium

See also: Rubidium and rubídium

English

Chemical element
Rb Previous: krypton (Kr)
Next: strontium (Sr)

Noun

rubidium (usually uncountable, plural rubidiums)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

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Translations

References

  1. Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Rb Previous: kripton (Kr)
Next: strontium (Sr)

Noun

rubidium (uncountable)

  1. rubidium

Czech

Noun

rubidium n

  1. rubidium

Dutch

Chemical element
Rb Previous: krypton (Kr)
Next: strontium (Sr)

Pronunciation

Noun

rubidium n (uncountable)

  1. rubidium

Finnish

Noun

rubidium

  1. rubidium

Declension

Inflection of rubidium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative rubidium rubidiumit
genitive rubidiumin rubidiumien
partitive rubidiumia rubidiumeja
illative rubidiumiin rubidiumeihin
singular plural
nominative rubidium rubidiumit
accusative nom. rubidium rubidiumit
gen. rubidiumin
genitive rubidiumin rubidiumien
partitive rubidiumia rubidiumeja
inessive rubidiumissa rubidiumeissa
elative rubidiumista rubidiumeista
illative rubidiumiin rubidiumeihin
adessive rubidiumilla rubidiumeilla
ablative rubidiumilta rubidiumeilta
allative rubidiumille rubidiumeille
essive rubidiumina rubidiumeina
translative rubidiumiksi rubidiumeiksi
instructive rubidiumein
abessive rubidiumitta rubidiumeitta
comitative rubidiumeineen

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁy.bi.djɔm/

Noun

rubidium m (uncountable)

  1. rubidium

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ruˈbi.di.um/, [rʊˈbɪ.di.ũ]

Noun

rubidium n (genitive rubidiī); second declension

  1. rubidium

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative rubidium rubidia
genitive rubidiī rubidiōrum
dative rubidiō rubidiīs
accusative rubidium rubidia
ablative rubidiō rubidiīs
vocative rubidium rubidia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁyˈbi˦ɖɔ˧m]

Noun

rubidium n

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

Inflection


Malay

Chemical element
Rb Previous: kripton (Kr)
Next: strontium (Sr)

Etymology

From English rubidium, from New Latin, from Latin rubidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rubidiom], [rubidiəm]
  • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

rubidium

  1. rubidium (element with atomic number 37)

Swedish

Noun

rubidium n (uncountable)

  1. rubidium

Declension