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Meaning of Terbium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɝ.bi.əm

Definitions

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.

uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans terbium
Български тербий
Bosanski terbij
Català terbi
Čeština terbium
Cymraeg terbiwm
Deutsch Terbium
Ελληνικά τέρβιο
Esperanto terbio
Español terbio
Suomi terbium
Français terbium
Galego terbio
Hrvatski terbij
Magyar terbium
Հայերեն տերբիում
Íslenska terbín
Italiano terbio
日本語 テルビウム
ქართული ტერბიუმი
Қазақша тербий
ខ្មែរ ទែប្យូម
한국어 터븀 테르븀
Latina terbium
Lëtzebuergesch Terbium
Latviešu terbijs
Македонски тербиум
Bahasa Melayu terbium
Nederlands terbium
Polski terb
Português térbio
Română terbiu
Русский тербий
Slovenčina terbium
Slovenščina terbij
Српски terbij
Svenska terbium
Türkçe terbiyum
Українська тербій
Tiếng Việt tebi

Examples

“Myanmar is the world's third-largest source of rare earths after China and the US, and last year it accounted for almost half of the global mining of two especially important elements: dysprosium and terbium, which are essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines and certain military gear. […] The most important application of dysprosium and terbium, which belong to a subgroup known as the heavy rare earths, is in devices called neodymium boron magnets, or neo magnets for short. In small quantities, dysprosium and terbium allow neo magnets to operate at far higher temperatures than they otherwise could. Thus improved, they're key components in the drivetrains of EVs; the stronger the magnets, the more efficient an electric motor can be. They can also enhance the rotation of wind turbines and are used in the precision targeting systems of missiles.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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