INDIUM


Meaning of INDIUM in English

/ ˈɪndiəm; NAmE / noun

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

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from indigo (because there are two characteristic indigo lines in its spectrum) + -ium .

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