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hafnium
haf′ni-um
(hăf′nē-ŭm or häf′nē-ŭm)
, Noun.
A metallic element of atomic number 72 present together with zirconium to the extent of 1% to 5% in zirconium minerals. It is a poisonous, ductile metal with a brilliant silver luster, has an atomic weight of 178.49, and has a high melting point (2227° C). It is used in nuclear reactors, and incandescent lamps as a scavenger of oxygen and nitrogen. See also
norium
. Definition 2024
Hafnium
Hafnium
See also: hafnium
German
Noun
Hafnium n (genitive Hafniums, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Hafnium (uncountable)
Coordinate terms
Luxembourgish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hf | Previous: Lutetium (Lu) |
| Next: Tantal (Ta) | |
Noun
Hafnium ? (uncountable)
hafnium
hafnium
See also: Hafnium
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hf | Previous: lutetium (Lu) |
| Next: tantalum (Ta) | |
Noun
hafnium (uncountable)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72.
Synonyms
- celtium (former name)
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
chemical element
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Afrikaans
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hf | Previous: lutetium (Lu) |
| Next: tantaal (Ta) | |
Noun
hafnium (uncountable)
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hf | Previous: lutetium (Lu) |
| Next: tantaal (Ta) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
hafnium n (uncountable)
Estonian
Noun
hafnium (genitive hafniumi, partitive hafniumi or hafniumit)
Declension
Inflection of hafnium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hafnium | hafniumid |
| accusative | hafniumi | hafniumid |
| genitive | hafniumi | hafniumide |
| partitive | hafniumi | hafniume hafniumisid |
| illative | hafniumi hafniumisse |
hafniumidesse hafniumesse |
| inessive | hafniumis | hafniumides hafniumes |
| elative | hafniumist | hafniumidest hafniumest |
| allative | hafniumile | hafniumidele hafniumele |
| adessive | hafniumil | hafniumidel hafniumel |
| ablative | hafniumilt | hafniumidelt hafniumelt |
| translative | hafniumiks | hafniumideks hafniumeks |
| terminative | hafniumini | hafniumideni |
| essive | hafniumina | hafniumidena |
| abessive | hafniumita | hafniumideta |
| comitative | hafniumiga | hafniumidega |
Inflection of hafnium (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hafnium | — |
| accusative | hafniumi | — |
| genitive | hafniumi | — |
| partitive | hafniumit | — |
| illative | hafniumisse | — |
| inessive | hafniumis | — |
| elative | hafniumist | — |
| allative | hafniumile | — |
| adessive | hafniumil | — |
| ablative | hafniumilt | — |
| translative | hafniumiks | — |
| terminative | hafniumini | — |
| essive | hafniumina | — |
| abessive | hafniumita | — |
| comitative | hafniumiga | — |
Finnish
Noun
hafnium
Declension
| Inflection of hafnium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hafnium | hafniumit | |
| genitive | hafniumin | hafniumien | |
| partitive | hafniumia | hafniumeja | |
| illative | hafniumiin | hafniumeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hafnium | hafniumit | |
| accusative | nom. | hafnium | hafniumit |
| gen. | hafniumin | ||
| genitive | hafniumin | hafniumien | |
| partitive | hafniumia | hafniumeja | |
| inessive | hafniumissa | hafniumeissa | |
| elative | hafniumista | hafniumeista | |
| illative | hafniumiin | hafniumeihin | |
| adessive | hafniumilla | hafniumeilla | |
| ablative | hafniumilta | hafniumeilta | |
| allative | hafniumille | hafniumeille | |
| essive | hafniumina | hafniumeina | |
| translative | hafniumiksi | hafniumeiksi | |
| instructive | — | hafniumein | |
| abessive | hafniumitta | hafniumeitta | |
| comitative | — | hafniumeineen | |
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhaf.ni.um/, [ˈhaf.ni.ũ]
Noun
hafnium n (genitive hafniī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hafnium | hafnia |
| genitive | hafniī | hafniōrum |
| dative | hafniō | hafniīs |
| accusative | hafnium | hafnia |
| ablative | hafniō | hafniīs |
| vocative | hafnium | hafnia |
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhɑ˦fɲɔ˧m]
Noun
hafnium n
Inflection
Declension of hafnium
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hafnium | hafnia | hafnieke | hafniekes |
| Genitive | hafniums | hafnia | hafniekes | hafniekes |
| Locative | hafnieës | hafnieëser | hafnieëske | hafnieëskes |
| Dative¹ | hafniumme | — | hafnieke | — |
| Accusative¹ | hafnium | — | hafnieke | — |
| ¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead. | ||||
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hf | Previous: lutetium (Lu) |
| Next: tantalum (Ta) | |
Etymology
From English hafnium, from Latin Hafnia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hafniom], [hafniəm]
- Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om
Noun
hafnium
- hafnium (chemical element)
Slovak
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Hf | Previous: lutécium (Lu) |
| Next: tantal (Ta) | |
Etymology
From Latin Hafnia (“Copenhagen”).
Noun
hafnium n (genitive singular hafnia, declension pattern of mesto)
- hafnium (element)
Declension
Declension of hafnium
Derived terms
- hafniový
References
- hafnium in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk