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Webster 1913 Edition
Cerium
Ce′ri-um
,Noun.
[Named by Berzelius in 1803 from the asteroid
Ceres
, then just discovered (1801).] (Chem.)
A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cerium
CERIUM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cerium
cerium
See also: cérium
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ce | Previous: lanthanum (La) |
| Next: praseodymium (Pr) | |
Alternative forms
- cererium (a name proposed (but not accepted) to indicate "cerium" does not come from the Greek word for "wax")
Noun
cerium (usually uncountable, plural ceriums)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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See also
- allanite
- bastnasite
- CAN
- hydroxylbastnasite
- jeweler's rouge, jeweller's rouge
- monazite
- orthite
- rhabdophane
- synchysite
Anagrams
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ce | Previous: lanthaan (La) |
| Next: praseodymium (Pr) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
cerium n (uncountable)
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːrium/
Noun
cerium
Declension
| Inflection of cerium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cerium | — | |
| genitive | ceriumin | — | |
| partitive | ceriumia | — | |
| illative | ceriumiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | cerium | — | |
| accusative | nom. | cerium | — |
| gen. | ceriumin | ||
| genitive | ceriumin | — | |
| partitive | ceriumia | — | |
| inessive | ceriumissa | — | |
| elative | ceriumista | — | |
| illative | ceriumiin | — | |
| adessive | ceriumilla | — | |
| ablative | ceriumilta | — | |
| allative | ceriumille | — | |
| essive | ceriumina | — | |
| translative | ceriumiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | ceriumitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Latin
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek κηρίον (kēríon).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.ri.um/, [ˈkeː.ri.ũ]
Noun
cērium n (genitive cēriī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cērium | cēria |
| genitive | cēriī | cēriōrum |
| dative | cēriō | cēriīs |
| accusative | cērium | cēria |
| ablative | cēriō | cēriīs |
| vocative | cērium | cēria |
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.ri.um/, [ˈkɛ.ri.ũ]
Noun
cerium n (genitive ceriī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cerium | ceria |
| genitive | ceriī | ceriōrum |
| dative | ceriō | ceriīs |
| accusative | cerium | ceria |
| ablative | ceriō | ceriīs |
| vocative | cerium | ceria |
References
- cerium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cerium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.