thorium

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English

Chemical element
Th
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Etymology

From Thor +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: thôr'ēəm, IPA(key): /ˈθɔːɹiəm/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəm

Noun

thorium (usually uncountable, plural thoriums)

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  2. A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90: a weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.

Synonyms

  • thorinum (former alternative form; obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

Danish

Noun

thorium

  1. thorium

Dutch

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Chemical element
Th
Previous: actinium (Ac)
Next: protactinium (Pa)

Etymology

Ultimately from Swedish torium or New Latin thorium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː.riˌʏm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tho‧ri‧um

Noun

thorium n (uncountable)

  1. thorium

Derived terms

French

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Pronunciation

Noun

thorium m (uncountable)

  1. thorium

Further reading

Latin

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Pronunciation

Noun

thōrium n (genitive thōriī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) thorium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative thōrium thōria
genitive thōriī thōriōrum
dative thōriō thōriīs
accusative thōrium thōria
ablative thōriō thōriīs
vocative thōrium thōria

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, +‎ -ium.

Noun

thorium n (definite singular thoriumet, uncountable)

  1. thorium, chemical element, symbol Th

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, +‎ -ium.

Noun

thorium n (definite singular thoriumet, uncountable)

  1. thorium, chemical element, symbol Th

References

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