thulium

See also: Thulium

English

Chemical element
Tm
Previous: erbium (Er)
Next: ytterbium (Yb)
Thulium cube and dendrites.

Etymology

Thule (a poetic name for Scandinavia) + -ium

Pronunciation

  • enPR: thū'lēəm, IPA(key): /ˈθjuːliəm/; enPR: tho͞o'lēəm, IPA(key): /ˈθuːliəm/
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  • Rhymes: -uːliəm

Noun

thulium (uncountable)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Tm) with atomic number 69: a fairly soft, easily workable metal with a bright silvery-gray lustre.

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Noun

thulium

  1. thulium
    • 2006, Bogen Om Grundstofferne, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 149:
      Herefter skæres tantalhylsteret af på en drejebænk, og stangen af thulium er klar til salg.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1931, Fysisk tidsskrift:
      ... næsten alle de sjældneste Grundstoffer — Terbium, Thulium etc.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1973, Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskab, Carlsbergfondet (Copenhagen, Denmark)., Oversigt over selskabets virksomhed
      ... til fotoelektronspektret af metallisk thulium, ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dutch

Chemical element
Tm
Previous: erbium (Er)
Next: ytterbium (Yb)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

thulium n (uncountable)

  1. thulium

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ty.ljɔm/
  • (file)

Noun

thulium m (uncountable)

  1. thulium

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

thūlium n (genitive thūliī); second declension

  1. thulium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative thūlium thūlia
Genitive thūliī thūliōrum
Dative thūliō thūliīs
Accusative thūlium thūlia
Ablative thūliō thūliīs
Vocative thūlium thūlia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈðy˦ʎɔ˧m]

Noun

thulium n

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