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Webster 1913 Edition
Strontium
Stron′ti-um
,Noun.
[NL. See
Strontia
.] (Chem.)
A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite, celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr. Atomic weight 87.3.
A radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium
. It has a half-life of 28 years. –>Webster 1828 Edition
Strontium
STRONTIUM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Strontium
Strontium
See also: strontium
German
Noun
Strontium n (genitive Strontiums, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Strontium (uncountable)
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Strontium |
| genitive | eines | des | Strontiums |
| dative | einem | dem | Strontium |
| accusative | ein | das | Strontium |
Coordinate terms
Luxembourgish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Sr | Previous: Rubidium (Rb) |
| Next: Yttrium (Y) | |
Noun
Strontium ? (uncountable)
strontium
strontium
See also: Strontium
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Sr | Previous: rubidium (Rb) |
| Next: yttrium (Y) | |
Noun
strontium (usually uncountable, plural strontiums)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38.
- (countable) A single atom of this element.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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See also
Afrikaans
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Sr | Previous: rubidium (Rb) |
| Next: yttrium (Y) | |
Noun
strontium (uncountable)
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Sr | Previous: rubidium (Rb) |
| Next: yttrium (Y) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
strontium n (uncountable)
Finnish
Noun
strontium
Declension
| Inflection of strontium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | strontium | strontiumit | |
| genitive | strontiumin | strontiumien | |
| partitive | strontiumia | strontiumeja | |
| illative | strontiumiin | strontiumeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | strontium | strontiumit | |
| accusative | nom. | strontium | strontiumit |
| gen. | strontiumin | ||
| genitive | strontiumin | strontiumien | |
| partitive | strontiumia | strontiumeja | |
| inessive | strontiumissa | strontiumeissa | |
| elative | strontiumista | strontiumeista | |
| illative | strontiumiin | strontiumeihin | |
| adessive | strontiumilla | strontiumeilla | |
| ablative | strontiumilta | strontiumeilta | |
| allative | strontiumille | strontiumeille | |
| essive | strontiumina | strontiumeina | |
| translative | strontiumiksi | strontiumeiksi | |
| instructive | — | strontiumein | |
| abessive | strontiumitta | strontiumeitta | |
| comitative | — | strontiumeineen | |
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstron.ti.um/, [ˈstrɔn.ti.ũ]
Noun
strontium n (genitive strontiī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | strontium | strontia |
| genitive | strontiī | strontiōrum |
| dative | strontiō | strontiīs |
| accusative | strontium | strontia |
| ablative | strontiō | strontiīs |
| vocative | strontium | strontia |
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstro˦nʃɔ˧m]
Noun
strontium n
Inflection
Declension of strontium
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | strontium | strontia | strontieke | strontiekes |
| Genitive | strontiums | strontia | strontiekes | strontiekes |
| Locative | strontieës | strontieëser | strontieëske | strontieëskes |
| Dative¹ | strontiumme | — | strontieke | — |
| Accusative¹ | strontium | — | strontieke | — |
| ¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead. | ||||
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Sr | Previous: rubidium (Rb) |
| Next: itrium (Y) | |
Etymology
From English strontium, from Scots Strontian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [strɔntiom], [strɔntiəm], [strɔnʃəm]
- Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om
Noun
strontium
- strontium (chemical element)
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstrɔntsɪɵm/
Noun
strontium n
Declension
Declension of strontium
| uncountable | uncountable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuter | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative | strontium | strontiumet | ||
| genitive | strontiums | strontiumets | ||