caesium
See also: Caesium, Cäsium, and cæsium
English
Chemical element | |
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Cs | |
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Alternative forms
- cesium (US; see the Wikipedia article for more information)
- cæsium
Etymology
From Latin caesius (“sky-blue”), in reference to the radiation spectra, + -ium.
Pronunciation
- enPR: sē'zēəm, IPA(key): /ˈsiːzi.əm/
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Noun
caesium (uncountable)
- The chemical element (symbol Cs) with an atomic number of 55. It is a soft, gold-colored, highly reactive alkali metal.
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Cesium sample. It becomes liquid at temperatures greater than 28.5 °C (83.3 °F).
Derived terms
- caesium-137
- caesium auride, cesium auride
- caesium azide, cesium azide
- caesium cell, cesium cell
- caesium chloride, cesium chloride
- caesium clock, cesium clock
- caesium fluoride, cesium fluoride
- caesium hydroxide, cesium hydroxide
- caesium iodide, cesium iodide
- caesium nitrate, cesium nitrate
- eka-caesium
Related terms
- caesious
Translations
a metallic chemical element
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See also
- lepidolite
- pollucite
References
- Caesium on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Anagrams
- aeciums, æciums
Danish
Noun
caesium
- Alternative spelling of cæsium
- 2006, Bogen Om Grundstofferne, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 120:
- Atomuret er styret af grundstoffet caesium.
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- 2016, Jan Stage, Delfinens smil, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- Caesium og plutonium, som deres organisation har erhvervet sig på det blomstrende og meget åbne, russiske marked.
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- 1861, Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskab, Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs forhandlinger ..., page 94
- Den er derfor skikket til i høi Grad at tiltrække sig saavel Videnskabsmændenes som det store Publicums Interesse, saameget mere som den strax i sin Fødsel tjente til Opdagelsen af tvende nye Grundstoffer (Rubidium og Caesium) og senere har sikkret et tredie Grundstof, Thalliums[sic] Existents.
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French
Noun
caesium m (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of césium
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkae̯.si.um/, [ˈkäe̯s̠iʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.si.um/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːs̬ium]
Adjective
caesium
- nominative neuter singular of caesius
Noun
Chemical element | |
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caesium n (genitive caesiī); second declension
- caesium
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | caesium | caesia |
Genitive | caesiī | caesiōrum |
Dative | caesiō | caesiīs |
Accusative | caesium | caesia |
Ablative | caesiō | caesiīs |
Vocative | caesium | caesia |