HAFNIUM


Meaning of HAFNIUM in English

/ ˈhæfniəm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( symb Hf ) a radioactive chemical element. Hafnium is a hard silver-grey metal.

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s: modern Latin , from Hafnia , Latinized form of Danish Havn , former name of Copenhagen.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.