英语词汇“Tantalic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Tantalus /tanˈtə-ləs/

noun

A son of Zeus punished in Tartarus (for revealing secrets of the gods) by having to stand in water that ebbed when he attempted to drink, overhung by grapes that drew back when he reached for them

(without cap) a case in which alcohol decanters are visible but locked up

(without cap) any bird of the wood-ibis genus Tantalus

Tantāˈlean, Tantāˈlian or Tantalic /-talˈik/ adjective

Of Tantalus

Tanˈtalus-cup noun

A philosophical toy, with a siphon within the figure of a man whose chin is on a level with its bend

tantalum /tanˈtə-ləm/

noun

An acid-resistant metallic element (symbol Ta; atomic no 73), useful for electronic and surgical parts

ORIGIN: Tantalus, from its inability to absorb water

tanˈtalate noun

A salt of tantalic acid

tantalˈic adjective

Of or containing tantalum, esp in a higher valency

tanˈtalite noun

A black mineral, the main ore from which tantalum is derived

tanˈtalous adjective

Of or containing trivalent tantalum

tantalic acid noun

An acid (HTaO₃) that forms salts or tantalates

tantalum lamp noun

An electric lamp with tantalum filament