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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescésium
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sezjɔm
"Le césium est utilisé dans les horloges atomiques."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A soft, silvery-gold alkali metal that is liquid at near room temperature and is the most reactive and electropositive of all stable elements.
"Caesium is widely used in atomic clocks due to its precise frequency standards." - 2
The chemical element of atomic number 55, designated by the symbol Cs.
"Researchers isolated a radioactive isotope of caesium from the sample."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin caesius, meaning 'sky-blue' or 'bluish-grey', reflecting the bright blue lines in its emission spectrum. It was discovered spectroscopically in 1860 by German chemists Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff.
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césium
Transliteration: sezjɔm
"Le césium est utilisé dans les horloges atomiques."
Cäsium
Transliteration: ˈtɛːziʊm
"Cäsium reagiert extrem heftig mit Wasser."
cesio
Transliteration: ˈtʃɛzjo
"Il cesio è un metallo alcalino molto reattivo."
cesio
Transliteration: ˈsesjo
"El cesio se utiliza para definir el segundo en el SI."
césio
Transliteration: ˈsɛzju
"O césio é um elemento químico altamente reativo."
सीजियम
Transliteration: sijiyam
"सीजियम एक अत्यंत प्रतिक्रियाशील धातु है।"
铯
Transliteration: sè
"铯被用于制造高精度的原子钟。"
세슘
Transliteration: sesyum
"세슘은 원자시계에 표준으로 사용됩니다."
セシウム
Transliteration: sesiumu
"セシウムは原子時計の基準として利用されます。"
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