yt·ter·bi·um

(ĭ-tûr′bē-əm)

n. Symbol Yb

A soft, bright, silvery element of the lanthanide series occurring in three allotropic forms and used as an x-ray source for portable irradiation devices, as a dopant for laser materials, and in solar cells and some special alloys. Atomic number 70; atomic weight 173.05; melting point 824°C; boiling point 1,196°C; specific gravity 6.903 (alpha form), 6.966 (beta form); valence 2, 3. See Periodic Table.

[After Ytterby, a town in Sweden.]

yt·ter′bic (-bĭk) adj.

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ytterbium

(ɪˈtɜːbɪəm)

(Elements & Compounds) a soft malleable silvery element of the lanthanide series of metals that occurs in monazite and is used to improve the mechanical properties of steel. Symbol: Yb; atomic no: 70; atomic wt: 173.04; valency: 2 or 3; relative density: 6.903 (alpha), 6.966 (beta); melting pt: 819°C; boiling pt: 1196°C

[C19: New Latin; see ytterbia]

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yt•ter•bi•um

(ɪˈtɜr bi əm)

n.

a rare metallic element forming compounds resembling those of yttrium. Symbol: Yb; at. wt.: 173.04; at. no.: 70; sp. gr.: 6.96.

[1875–80; < New Latin, =Ytterb(y) a quarry near Stockholm, Sweden + -ium -ium²]

yt•ter′bic, yt•ter′bous, adj.

yt·ter·bi·um

(ĭ-tûr′bē-əm)

Symbol Yb A soft, silvery-white, easily shaped metallic element of the lanthanide series that occurs as seven stable isotopes. It is used as a radiation source for portable x-ray machines. Atomic number 70. See Periodic Table.

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Noun

ytterbium - a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime

atomic number 70, Yb

metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

gadolinite, ytterbite - a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium

monazite - a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium

xenotime - a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form

Translations

ytterbium

Ytterbium

υττέρβιο

iterbio

iterbio

üterbium

ytterbium

iterbij

itterbium

ytterbín

itterbio

イッテルビウム

ytterbium

iterbis

ytterbium

ytterbium

iterb

itérbio

yterbiu

иттербий

ytterbium

iterbij

ytterbium

iterbiyum

ytterbium

[ɪˈtɜːbɪəm] N → iterbio m, yterbio m

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ytterbium

n (Chem) → Ytterbium nt

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