thorium

See also: Thorium

English

Chemical element
Th Previous: actinium (Ac)
Next: protactinium (Pa)

Etymology

Thor + -ium

Pronunciation

  • enPR: thôr'ēəm, IPA(key): /ˈθɔːɹiəm/

Noun

thorium (uncountable)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90.

Synonyms

  • thorinum (former alternative form; obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations


Danish

Noun

thorium

  1. thorium

Dutch

Chemical element
Th Previous: actinium (Ac)
Next: protactinium (Pa)

Etymology

Ultimately from Swedish torium or New Latin thorium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː.riˌʏm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: tho‧ri‧um

Noun

thorium n (uncountable)

  1. thorium [from mid 19th c.]

Derived terms

  • thoriumcentrale
  • thoriumreactor

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ.ʁjɔm/

Noun

thorium m (uncountable)

  1. thorium

Further reading


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰoː.ri.um/, [ˈtʰoː.ri.ʊ̃]

Noun

thōrium n (genitive thōriī); second declension

  1. thorium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative thōrium thōria
Genitive thōriī thōriōrum
Dative thōriō thōriīs
Accusative thōrium thōria
Ablative thōriō thōriīs
Vocative thōrium thōria

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, + -ium

Noun

thorium n (definite singular thoriumet, uncountable)

  1. thorium, chemical element, symbol Th

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, + -ium

Noun

thorium n (definite singular thoriumet, uncountable)

  1. thorium, chemical element, symbol Th

References

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