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Webster 1913 Edition
Zirconium
Zir-co′ni-um
,Noun.
[NL.]
(Chem.)
A rare element of the carbon-silicon group, intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, obtained from the mineral zircon as a dark sooty powder, or as a gray metallic crystalline substance. Symbol Zr. Atomic weight, 90.4.
Webster 1828 Edition
Zirconium
ZIRCONIUM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Zirconium
zirconium
zirconium
See also: Zirconium
English
| Chemical element | |
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| Zr | Previous: yttrium (Y) |
| Next: niobium (Nb) | |
Zirconium cube and crystals.
Noun
zirconium (countable and uncountable, plural zirconiums)
- a metallic chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40.
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Translations
chemical element
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zirˈkoː.ni.um/, [zɪrˈkoː.ni.ũ]
Noun
zircōnium n (genitive zircōniī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zircōnium | zircōnia |
| genitive | zircōniī | zircōniōrum |
| dative | zircōniō | zircōniīs |
| accusative | zircōnium | zircōnia |
| ablative | zircōniō | zircōniīs |
| vocative | zircōnium | zircōnia |