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Webster 1913 Edition
Magnesium
Mag-ne′si-um
,Noun.
[NL. & F. See
Magnesia
.] (Chem.)
A light silver-white metallic element of atomic number 12, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.305. Specific gravity, 1.75.
Webster 1828 Edition
Magnesium
MAGNE'SIUM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Magnesium
magnesium
magnesium
English
| Chemical element | |
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| Mg | Previous: sodium (Na) |
| Next: aluminium (Al) | |
Noun
magnesium (uncountable)
- A light, flammable, silvery metal, and a chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12.
- 1999, Chapter 1 "Barrens" Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
- The building looked only like a wall glowing in the firelight, but sometimes a barrage of magnesium blue light made its windowframes jump out of the darkness.
- 1999, Chapter 1 "Barrens" Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
Derived terms
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Translations
chemical element
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See also
- artinite
- Birmabright
- bischofite
- brucite
- carnallite
- deweylite
- epsomite
- gymnite
- kieserite
- lansfordite
- nesquehonite
- nigari
- olivine
- sellaite
- talc
Anagrams
Afrikaans
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Mg | Previous: natrium (Na) |
| Next: aluminium (Al) | |
Noun
magnesium (uncountable)
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡˈne.sium/, [maʊ̯ˈneˀɕɔm]
Noun
magnesium n (singular definite magnesiummet, not used in plural form)
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Mg | Previous: natrium (Na) |
| Next: aluminium (Al) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
magnesium n (uncountable)
Finnish
Noun
magnesium
Declension
| Inflection of magnesium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | magnesium | — | |
| genitive | magnesiumin | — | |
| partitive | magnesiumia | — | |
| illative | magnesiumiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | magnesium | — | |
| accusative | nom. | magnesium | — |
| gen. | magnesiumin | ||
| genitive | magnesiumin | — | |
| partitive | magnesiumia | — | |
| inessive | magnesiumissa | — | |
| elative | magnesiumista | — | |
| illative | magnesiumiin | — | |
| adessive | magnesiumilla | — | |
| ablative | magnesiumilta | — | |
| allative | magnesiumille | — | |
| essive | magnesiumina | — | |
| translative | magnesiumiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | magnesiumitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maɡˈneː.si.um/, [maŋˈneː.si.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈɲe.si.um/, [maˈɲeː.si.um]
Etymology 1
Form of magnēsius.
Adjective
magnēsium
- nominative neuter singular of magnēsius
- accusative masculine singular of magnēsius
- accusative neuter singular of magnēsius
- vocative neuter singular of magnēsius
Etymology 2
Substantivization of the neuter form of magnēsius (“of or pertaining to the region of Magnesia”).
Noun
magnēsium n (genitive magnēsiī); second declension
- (New Latin) magnesium (chemical element 12)
- 1782, D. Laurentius & Gulielmo Huntero, "Nova experimenta Chemica quae ad penitiorem Acidi e Pinguedine eruti cognitionem valere videntur", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Part I, page 28
- Magnesium nitratum nullum converſionem expertum eſt a noſtri acidi admixtione.
- 1782, D. Laurentius & Gulielmo Huntero, "Nova experimenta Chemica quae ad penitiorem Acidi e Pinguedine eruti cognitionem valere videntur", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Part I, page 28
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | magnēsium | magnēsia |
| genitive | magnēsiī | magnēsiōrum |
| dative | magnēsiō | magnēsiīs |
| accusative | magnēsium | magnēsia |
| ablative | magnēsiō | magnēsiīs |
| vocative | magnēsium | magnēsia |
Related terms
Descendants
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɑ˧ˈɲeː˨ʒɔ˧m]
Noun
magnesium n
Inflection
Declension of magnesium
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | magnesium | magnesia | magnesieke | magnesiekes |
| Genitive | magnesiums | magnesia | magnesiekes | magnesiekes |
| Locative | magnesieës | magnesieëser | magnesieëske | magnesieëskes |
| Dative¹ | magnesiumme | — | magnesieke | — |
| Accusative¹ | magnesium | — | magnesieke | — |
| ¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead. | ||||
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Mg | Previous: natrium (Na) |
| Next: aluminium (Al) | |
Etymology
From English magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maknesiom/
- Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om
Noun
magnesium (Jawi spelling مݢنيسيوم)
- magnesium (chemical element)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maŋˈneːsɪɵm/
Noun
magnesium n (uncountable)
Declension
Declension of magnesium
| uncountable | uncountable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | magnesium | magnesiumet | ||
| genitive | magnesiums | magnesiumets | ||
Declension of magnesium
| uncountable | uncountable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | magnesium | magnesiet | ||
| genitive | magnesiums | magnesiets | ||