californium
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A piece of californium. 
A cask for transporting californium-252. Note the very thick radiation shielding for only a small amount of californium.
See also: Californium
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Cf | |
| Previous: berkelium (Bk) | |
| Next: einsteinium (Es) | |
Etymology
From California + -ium. The element was first synthesized at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (then the University of California Radiation Laboratory), thus named after the university and the U.S. state of California.
Pronunciation
- enPR: kălĭfôr'nēəm
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkælɪˈfɔɹniəm/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkælɪˈfɔːniəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
californium (uncountable)
- A strongly radioactive and highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cf) with an atomic number of 98.
Derived terms
Related terms
Other brutally expensive material:
Translations
chemical element
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Danish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Cf | |
| Previous: berkelium (Bk) | |
| Next: einsteinium (Es) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English californium, which is in turn from California.
Pronunciation
Noun
californium n (singular definite californiummet, not used in plural form)
Inflection
Declension of californium
gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | californium | californiummet |
| genitive | californiums | californiummets |
References
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Cf | |
| Previous: berkelium (Bk) | |
| Next: einsteinium (Es) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English californium.
Pronunciation
Noun
californium n (uncountable)
Related terms
French
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Cf | |
| Previous: berkélium (Bk) | |
| Next: einsteinium (Es) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
californium m (uncountable)
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Cf | |
| Previous: berkelium (Bk) | |
| Next: einsteinium (Es) | |
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ka.liˈfor.ni.um/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.liˈfor.ni.um/,
Noun
californium n (genitive californiī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | californium | california |
| Genitive | californiī | californiōrum |
| Dative | californiō | californiīs |
| Accusative | californium | california |
| Ablative | californiō | californiīs |
| Vocative | californium | california |
Swedish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Cf | |
| Previous: berkelium (Bk) | |
| Next: einsteinium (Es) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English californium.
Pronunciation
Noun
californium n
Declension
| Declension of californium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | californium | californiumet | — | — |
| Genitive | californiums | californiumets | — | — |
| Declension of californium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | californium | californiet | — | — |
| Genitive | californiums | californiets | — | — |