ytterbium

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English

Chemical element
Yb
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Etymology

A sample of ytterbium
A c. 1850 photograph of Swiss chemist Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817–1894), who discovered ytterbium in 1878

Ytterby +‎ -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as yttrium, terbium, and erbium.

Pronunciation

Noun

ytterbium (usually uncountable, plural ytterbiums)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) with an atomic number of 70.
    • 1883, H[enry] Carrington Bolton, “List of New Elements Announced since 1877”, in An Account of the Progress in Chemistry in the Year 1882. [...] From the Smithsonian Report for 1882, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 6:
      At a meeting of the Russian Chemical Society held October 20, 1881 (and reported in the Bulletin de la Société Chimique de Paris, for August, 1882), Mendelejeff [Dmitri Mendeleev], the distinguished author of the periodic law, remarked that only two of the recently announced elements—scandium and ytterbium—had been satisfactorily confirmed. These have been obtained in a pure state by [Lars Fredrik] Nilson, and neither of them has absorption spectra.
    • 1991, John D. Corbett, “Coproportionation Routes to Reduced Lanthanide Halides”, in G[erd] Meyer, L[ester] R. Morss, editors, Synthesis of Lanthanide and Actinide Compounds (Topics in F-element Chemistry; 2), Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 160:
      The lanthanides samarium, europium and ytterbium possess relatively stable and long-known dispositive states.
    • 2006, Robert E. Krebs, “Guide to the Elements”, in The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements: A Reference Guide, 2nd edition, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, →ISBN, page 301:
      Ytterbium is a silvery, soft, malleable, and ductile metal with a lustrous metallic shine. It is slightly reactive in air or water at room temperatures. Ytterbium is located next to last of the rare-earths in the lanthanide series.
    • 2015, E. A. Abou Neel, V. Salih, J. C. Knowles, “Phosphate-based Glasses”, in Paul Ducheyne, editor, Comprehensive Biomaterials, volumes I (Metallic, Ceramic and Polymeric Biomaterials), Amsterdam: Elsevier, →ISBN, page 289:
      Microstructural optical fibers have been developed that have utilized phosphate-based glasses due to their ability to solubilize rare earth components such as ytterbium, which give the fibers their high light absorption and amplification per unit length.
  2. A single atom of this element.

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Afrikaans

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Chemical element
Yb
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Pronunciation

Noun

ytterbium (uncountable)

  1. ytterbium

Czech

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Chemical element
Yb
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Etymology

See the English entry ytterbium.

Pronunciation

Noun

ytterbium n

  1. ytterbium (metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 70)

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Further reading

  • ytterbium in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

Danish

Noun

ytterbium

  1. ytterbium
    • 2006, Bogen Om Grundstofferne, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 150:
      Men udover disse nyttige anvendelser bruges grundstoffet ytterbium kun ganske lidt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1985, Fysisk tidsskrift:
      ... målt i en serie af ytterbium isotoper ...
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    • 1996, Forskningsrapport ... fra Statens husdyrbrugsforsøg:
      Relative mængder af tørstof og ytterbium (Yb) efter vominkubation
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dutch

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Chemical element
Yb
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Etymology

Borrowed. Named after Ytterby in Sweden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌiˈtɛr.bi.ʏm/
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  • Hyphenation: yt‧ter‧bi‧um

Noun

ytterbium n (uncountable)

  1. ytterbium

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Finnish

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Etymology

Internationalism (see English ytterbium).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈytːerbium/,
  • Rhymes: -ium
  • Syllabification(key): yt‧ter‧bi‧um

Noun

ytterbium

  1. ytterbium

Declension

Inflection of ytterbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative ytterbium
genitive ytterbiumin
partitive ytterbiumia
illative ytterbiumiin
singular plural
nominative ytterbium
accusative nom. ytterbium
gen. ytterbiumin
genitive ytterbiumin
partitive ytterbiumia
inessive ytterbiumissa
elative ytterbiumista
illative ytterbiumiin
adessive ytterbiumilla
ablative ytterbiumilta
allative ytterbiumille
essive ytterbiumina
translative ytterbiumiksi
abessive ytterbiumitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ytterbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ytterbiumini
accusative nom. ytterbiumini
gen. ytterbiumini
genitive ytterbiumini
partitive ytterbiumiani
inessive ytterbiumissani
elative ytterbiumistani
illative ytterbiumiini
adessive ytterbiumillani
ablative ytterbiumiltani
allative ytterbiumilleni
essive ytterbiuminani
translative ytterbiumikseni
abessive ytterbiumittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ytterbiumisi
accusative nom. ytterbiumisi
gen. ytterbiumisi
genitive ytterbiumisi
partitive ytterbiumiasi
inessive ytterbiumissasi
elative ytterbiumistasi
illative ytterbiumiisi
adessive ytterbiumillasi
ablative ytterbiumiltasi
allative ytterbiumillesi
essive ytterbiuminasi
translative ytterbiumiksesi
abessive ytterbiumittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ytterbiumimme
accusative nom. ytterbiumimme
gen. ytterbiumimme
genitive ytterbiumimme
partitive ytterbiumiamme
inessive ytterbiumissamme
elative ytterbiumistamme
illative ytterbiumiimme
adessive ytterbiumillamme
ablative ytterbiumiltamme
allative ytterbiumillemme
essive ytterbiuminamme
translative ytterbiumiksemme
abessive ytterbiumittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ytterbiuminne
accusative nom. ytterbiuminne
gen. ytterbiuminne
genitive ytterbiuminne
partitive ytterbiumianne
inessive ytterbiumissanne
elative ytterbiumistanne
illative ytterbiumiinne
adessive ytterbiumillanne
ablative ytterbiumiltanne
allative ytterbiumillenne
essive ytterbiuminanne
translative ytterbiumiksenne
abessive ytterbiumittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ytterbiuminsa
accusative nom. ytterbiuminsa
gen. ytterbiuminsa
genitive ytterbiuminsa
partitive ytterbiumiaan
ytterbiumiansa
inessive ytterbiumissaan
ytterbiumissansa
elative ytterbiumistaan
ytterbiumistansa
illative ytterbiumiinsa
adessive ytterbiumillaan
ytterbiumillansa
ablative ytterbiumiltaan
ytterbiumiltansa
allative ytterbiumilleen
ytterbiumillensa
essive ytterbiuminaan
ytterbiuminansa
translative ytterbiumikseen
ytterbiumiksensa
abessive ytterbiumittaan
ytterbiumittansa
instructive
comitative

French

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Pronunciation

Noun

ytterbium m (uncountable)

  1. ytterbium

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Latin

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Pronunciation

Noun

ytterbium n (genitive ytterbiī); second declension

  1. ytterbium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ytterbium ytterbia
Genitive ytterbiī ytterbiōrum
Dative ytterbiō ytterbiīs
Accusative ytterbium ytterbia
Ablative ytterbiō ytterbiīs
Vocative ytterbium ytterbia

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Named after Ytterby in Sweden.

Noun

ytterbium n (definite singular ytterbiumet, uncountable)

  1. ytterbium (chemical element; symbol Yb)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Wikipedia nn

Etymology

Named after Ytterby in Sweden.

Noun

ytterbium n (definite singular ytterbiumet, uncountable)

  1. ytterbium (chemical element; symbol Yb)

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