neodymium

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /nɪə(ʊ)ˈdɪmɪəm/
• (America) enPR: nēōdĭm'ēəm, IPA: /ˌniː.oʊˈdɪmiəm/

Noun

neodymium

1. A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 63:

     Other rare elements, like neodymium, exist in more than one isotopic form, the ratios of which can provide a measure of the depth from which the flow material may ultimately have been derived.

2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Related terms

• didymium
• praseodymium

Translations

• French: néodyme
• German: Neodym
• Italian: neodimio
• Portuguese: neodímio
• Russian: неоди́м
• Spanish: neodimio

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