zirconium

See also: Zirconium

English
Chemical element
Zr Previous: yttrium (Y)
Next: niobium (Nb)
Zirconium cube and crystals.

Etymology

From a New Latin coinage, from zircon.

Pronunciation
  • enPR: zûrkō'nēəm, IPA(key): /zɜːɹˈkoʊniəm/

Noun

zirconium (countable and uncountable, plural zirconiums)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40.

Derived terms
  • cubic zirconium oxide
  • potassium zirconium fluoride
  • zircaloy, zircalloy
  • zirconium carbide
  • zirconium dioxide
  • zirconium nitride
  • zirconium oxide
  • zirconium tetrachloride
  • zirco-, zirconio-, zircono-

Translations

See also

Danish

Alternative forms

Noun

zirconium

  1. zirconium

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ziʁ.kɔ.njɔm/

Noun

zirconium m (uncountable)

  1. zirconium

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /zirˈkoː.ni.um/, [zɪrˈkoː.ni.ũː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /zirˈko.ni.um/, [d͡zirˈkoː.ni.um]

Noun

zircōnium n (genitive zircōniī); second declension

  1. zirconium

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative zircōnium zircōnia
Genitive zircōniī zircōniōrum
Dative zircōniō zircōniīs
Accusative zircōnium zircōnia
Ablative zircōniō zircōniīs
Vocative zircōnium zircōnia
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