tantalum

English
Chemical element
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Alternative forms

Etymology

A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin tantalus,[1] named in honor of Tantalus. See -ium.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: tăn'tələm, IPA(key): /ˈtæntələm/

Noun

tantalum (countable and uncountable, plural tantalums)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • tantalum dioxide
  • tantalum lamp
  • tantalum oxide
  • tantalum pentachloride
  • tantalum pentoxide
  • tanteuxenite
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Translations

References
  • “Tantalum” in David Barthelmy, Webmineral Mineralogy Database, 1997–.
  • “tantalum”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, accessed 29 August 2016.
  1. Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

Danish

Noun

tantalum

  1. (now rare) Alternative form of tantal
    • 1870, Mathilde Ørsted, Breve fra og til Hans Christian Ørsted, page 37
      ... og et nyt Metal, som skal kaldes Tantalum.
      ... and a new metal, which is to be called tantalum.
    • 1975, Tandlægebladet
      ... individer med tantalum implantater[sic] i kæberne ...
      ... individuals with tantalum implants in their jaws ...
    • 2002, Taenk + Test
      Det indeholder grundstoffet tantalum, ...
      It contains the element tantalum, ...
    • 1961, Tidsskrift for sygeplejersker
      ... bomuld, hør, hamp, syntetiske fibre, rustfrit stål og tantalum, ...
      ... cotton, flax, hemp, synthetic fibers, stainless steel and tantalum, ...
    • 1914, Gads danske magasin
      Paa dette Omraade har man dog fundet et Erstatningsmiddel i Tantalum, ...
      In this area, a substitute has been found in tantalum, ...
    • 1963, Aarhus universitet, Aarsberetning
      ... ved behandling […] af cancer vesicae (med radioaktivt tantalum).
      ... by treatment […] of cancer vesicae (using radioactive tantalum).

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtan.ta.lum/, [ˈtan.ta.ɫʊ̃]

Noun

tantalum n (genitive tantalī); second declension

  1. tantalum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tantalum tantala
Genitive tantalī tantalōrum
Dative tantalō tantalīs
Accusative tantalum tantala
Ablative tantalō tantalīs
Vocative tantalum tantala

Limburgish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɑ˧nˈʃaː˨lɔ˧m]

Noun

tantalum n

  1. (uncountable) tantalum
  2. A part of tantalum

Inflection
Declension of tantalum
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
Nominative tantalum tantala tantaleke tantalekes
Genitive tantalums tantala tantalekes tantalekes
Locative tantaleës tantaleëser tantaleëske tantaleëskes
Dative¹ tantalumme — tantaleke —
Accusative¹ tantalum — tantaleke —
¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead.

Malay
Chemical element
Ta Previous: hafnium (Hf)
Next: tungsten (W)

Etymology

From English tantalum, from New Latin, from Latin tantalus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tantalom], [tantaləm], [tɛntələm]
  • Rhymes: -alom, -lom, -om

Noun

tantalum

  1. tantalum (chemical element)
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