erbium
/ˈəːbɪəm
/noun [mass noun]
The chemical element of atomic number 68, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Er) The village is Ytterby and the elements are yttrium, erbium, terbium and ytterbium....
- Is there enough chromium, cobalt, helium, and manganese - not to mention erbium, europium, and gadolinium - on the planet to last indefinitely?
- The devices typically consist of a single-mode fiber core doped with erbium, ytterbium, or a combination thereof; other dopants such as thulium can be used, but the development effort is less advanced.
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Ytterby, in Sweden, where it was first found. Compare with ytterbium.
Rhymes
- student card
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