neodymium (redirected from neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser)

ne·o·dym·i·um  (n-dm-m)

n. Symbol Nd

A bright, silvery rare-earth metal element, found in monazite and bastnaesite and used for coloring glass and for doping some glass lasers. Atomic number 60; atomic weight 144.24; melting point 1,024°C; boiling point 3,027°C; specific gravity 6.80 or 7.004 (depending on allotropic form); valence 3. See Table at element.

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[neo- + (di)dymium.]

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neodymium

Noun

Chem a toxic silvery-white metallic element of the lanthanide series Symbol: Nd[neo- + didymium, a compound originally thought to be an element]

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neodymium  (n-dm-m)

Symbol Nd

A shiny, silvery metallic element of the lanthanide series. It is used to make glass for welders' goggles and purple glass for lasers. Atomic number 60; atomic weight 144.24; melting point 1,024°C; boiling point 3,027°C; specific gravity 6.80 or 7.004 (depending on allotropic form); valence 3. See Periodic Table.

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neodymium - a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium atomic number 60, Nd 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. bastnaesite, bastnasite - a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements monazite - a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium