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Webster 1913 Edition


Cerium

Ce′ri-um

,
Noun.
[Named by Berzelius in 1803 from the asteroid
Ceres
, then just discovered (1801).]
(Chem.)
A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cerium

CERIUM

,
Noun.
A metal recently discovered in Sweden, in the mineral cerate, and so called rom the planet Ceres. It is of great specific gravity. Its color a grayish white and its texture lamellar.

Definition 2024


cerium

cerium

See also: cérium

English

Chemical element
Ce Previous: lanthanum (La)
Next: praseodymium (Pr)

Alternative forms

  • cererium (a name proposed (but not accepted) to indicate "cerium" does not come from the Greek word for "wax")

Noun

cerium (usually uncountable, plural ceriums)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58.

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Dutch

Chemical element
Ce Previous: lanthaan (La)
Next: praseodymium (Pr)

Pronunciation

Noun

cerium n (uncountable)

  1. cerium

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːrium/

Noun

cerium

  1. cerium

Declension

Inflection of cerium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative cerium
genitive ceriumin
partitive ceriumia
illative ceriumiin
singular plural
nominative cerium
accusative nom. cerium
gen. ceriumin
genitive ceriumin
partitive ceriumia
inessive ceriumissa
elative ceriumista
illative ceriumiin
adessive ceriumilla
ablative ceriumilta
allative ceriumille
essive ceriumina
translative ceriumiksi
instructive
abessive ceriumitta
comitative

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κηρίον (kēríon).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.ri.um/, [ˈkeː.ri.ũ]

Noun

cērium n (genitive cēriī); second declension

  1. A bad species of swelling or ulcer

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cērium cēria
genitive cēriī cēriōrum
dative cēriō cēriīs
accusative cērium cēria
ablative cēriō cēriīs
vocative cērium cēria

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.ri.um/, [ˈkɛ.ri.ũ]

Noun

cerium n (genitive ceriī); second declension

  1. cerium

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cerium ceria
genitive ceriī ceriōrum
dative ceriō ceriīs
accusative cerium ceria
ablative ceriō ceriīs
vocative cerium ceria

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Swedish

Noun

cerium n

  1. cerium

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