ERBIUM


Meaning of ERBIUM in English

/ ˈɜːbiəm; NAmE ˈɜːrb-/ noun

[ U ] ( symb Er ) a chemical element. Erbium is a soft silver-white metal.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: modern Latin , from (Ytt)erb(y) , in Sweden, where it was first found. Compare with ytterbium .

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