Definitions for terbium
ˈtɜr bi əmter·bium

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terbium, Tb, atomic number 65noun

   a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite

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1. terbiumnoun

   a metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65

2. Etymology: After Ytterby, Sweden.

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1. Terbium

   Terbium is a chemical element with the symbol Tb and atomic number 65. It is a silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable, and ductile. The ninth member of the lanthanide series, terbium is a fairly electropositive metal that reacts with water, evolving hydrogen gas. Terbium is never found in nature as a free element, but it is contained in many minerals, including cerite, gadolinite, monazite, xenotime and euxenite. Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander discovered terbium as a chemical element in 1843. He detected it as an impurity in yttrium oxide, Y2O3. Yttrium and terbium, as well as erbium and ytterbium, are named after the village of Ytterby in Sweden. Terbium was not isolated in pure form until the advent of ion exchange techniques. Terbium is used to dope calcium fluoride, calcium tungstate and strontium molybdate in solid-state devices, and as a crystal stabilizer of fuel cells that operate at elevated temperatures. As a component of Terfenol-D (an alloy that expands and contracts when exposed to magnetic fields more than any other alloy), terbium is of use in actuators, in naval sonar systems and in sensors. Most of the world's terbium supply is used in green phosphors. Terbium oxide is in fluorescent lamps and television and monitor cathode-ray tubes (CRTs). Terbium green phosphors are combined with divalent europium blue phosphors and trivalent europium red phosphors to provide trichromatic lighting technology, a high-efficiency white light used for standard illumination in indoor lighting.

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1. terbium

   Terbium is a chemical element with the symbol Tb and atomic number 65. It is a silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable, ductile, and soft enough to be cut with a knife. It is relatively stable in air compared to other lanthanides. Terbium is often used in solid-state devices, fuel cells and in the production of electronic devices.

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1. Terbiumnoun

   a rare metallic element, of uncertain identification, supposed to exist in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare ytterbium earth. Symbol Tr or Tb. Atomic weight 150

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1. Terbium

   Terbium is a chemical element with the symbol Tb and atomic number 65. It is a silvery-white rare earth metal that is malleable, ductile and soft enough to be cut with a knife. Terbium is never found in nature as a free element, but it is contained in many minerals, including cerite, gadolinite, monazite, xenotime and euxenite. Terbium is used to dope calcium fluoride, calcium tungstate and strontium molybdate, materials that are used in solid-state devices, and as a crystal stabilizer of fuel cells which operate at elevated temperatures. As a component of Terfenol-D, terbium is of use in actuators, in naval sonar systems and in sensors. Most of the world's terbium supply is used in green phosphors. Terbium oxide is in fluorescent lamps and TV tubes. Terbium green phosphors are combined with divalent europium blue phosphors and trivalent europium red phosphors to provide "trichromatic" lighting technology, a high-efficiency white light used for standard illumination in indoor lighting.

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1. Terbium

   ter′bi-um, n. a rare metal found in certain yttrium minerals.—adj. Ter′bic.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Terbium

   Terbium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Tb, atomic number 65, and atomic weight 158.92.

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1. imbrute

2. burmite

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of terbium in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of terbium in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=terbium
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Terbium
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terbium
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terbium
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=terbium
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=terbium