- tantalum element
- tantalum element Tantalheizelement n, Tantalheizkörper m
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics. 2013.
English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics. 2013.
Tantalum — (pronEng|ˈtæntələm) (formerly tantalium IPA|/tænˈtæliəm/) is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. A rare, hard, blue grey, lustrous, transition metal, tantalum is highly corrosion resistant and occurs naturally in the… … Wikipedia
Element — El e*ment, n. [F. [ e]l[ e]ment, L. elementum.] 1. One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the ultimate … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tantalum — Tan ta*lum, n. [NL. So named on account of the perplexity and difficulty encounterd by its discoverer (Ekeberg) in isolating it. See {Tantalus}.] (Chem.) A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as tantalite, samarskite, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tantalum — Symbol: Ta Atomic number: 73 Atomic weight: 180.948 Heavy blue grey metallic transition element. Ta 181 is a stable isotope, and Ta 180 is a radioactive isotope, with a half life in excess of 10^7 years. Used in surgery as it is unreactive. Forms … Elements of periodic system
tantalum — [tan′tə ləm] n. [ModL: so named (1802) by its discoverer, Anders Gustaf Ekeberg (1767 1813), Swed chemist < Gr Tantalos, TANTALUS (its insolubility in most acids made extraction from the mineral tantalizing) + (I)UM] a hard, gray, ductile,… … English World dictionary
tantalum — /tan tl euhm/, n. Chem. a gray, hard, rare, metallic element occurring in columbite and tantalite and usually associated with niobium: used, because of its resistance to corrosion by most acids, for chemical, dental, and surgical instruments and… … Universalium
Tantalum — Eigenschaften … Deutsch Wikipedia
tantalum — A heavy metal of the vanadium group, atomic no. 73, atomic wt. 180.9479; used in surgical prostheses because of its noncorrosive properties. [G. mythical king of Lydia, Tantalus] * * * tan·ta·lum tant əl əm n a hard ductile gray white acid… … Medical dictionary
tantalum — noun [tɑ˧nˈʃaː˨lɔ˧m] a) A metallic chemical element (symbol Ta) with an atomic number of 73. b) tantalum See Also: coltan, Tantalean, Tantalic, tantalise, tantalize, tantalite, Tantalus … Wiktionary
tantalum — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Tantalus; from its inability to absorb acid Date: 1809 a gray white ductile acid resisting metallic element found combined in rare minerals (as tantalite and columbite) and used especially in electronic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
element — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. component, part, substance, constituent, ingredient; factor, principle, rudiment, fundamental. See cause, composition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A part] Syn. component, constituent, factor, ingredient,… … English dictionary for students