Erbium — (pronEng|ˈɝbiəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Er and atomic number 68. A rare, silvery, white metallic lanthanide, erbium is a solid in its normal state. It is a rare earth element associated with several other rare elements in the… … Wikipedia
Erbium — Holmium ← Erbium → Thulium … Wikipédia en Français
erbium — [ ɛrbjɔm ] n. m. • 1864; du lat. mod. erbia; cf. erbine ♦ Chim. Élément atomique (Er; no at. 68; m. at. 167), métal trivalent du groupe des terres rares dont on ne connaît qu un oxyde terreux, l erbine. Les sels d erbium ont une teinte rougeâtre … Encyclopédie Universelle
Erbĭum — Er, Metall, findet sich im Gadolinit und in wenigen andern seltenen Mineralien als Silikat. Atomgewicht 166. Es bildet mit Sauerstoff Erbiumoxyd (Erbinerde) Er2O3, ein rosenrotes Pulver, das rötliche, sauer reagierende, süß adstringierend… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Erbium — Er bi*um, n. [NL. from Ytterby, in Sweden, where gadolinite is found. Cf. {Terbium}, {Yttrium}, {Ytterbium}.] (Chem.) A rare earth element of the lanthanide series associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Erbium — Erbium, Symbol Er, Atomgew. 166, chemisches Element; gehört zu den Metallen der sogenannten seltenen Erden; findet sich im Gadolinit, Euxenit. Bujard … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Erbium — Erbĭum, chem. Zeichen Er, im Gadolinit vorkommendes seltenes Metall … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Erbium — Erbium, Gemenge aus Yttererde, Terbiumoxyd und E. oxyd … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
erbium — Symbol: Er Atomic number: 68 Atomic weight: 167.26 Soft silvery metallic element which belongs to the lanthanoids. Six natural isotopes that are stable. Twelve artificial isotopes are known. Used in nuclear technology as a neutron absorber. It is … Elements of periodic system
erbium — 1843, coined in Modern Latin with metallic element name ium + erbia, name given by Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797 1858), who discovered it, from second element in Ytterby, name of a town in Sweden where mineral containing it was found … Etymology dictionary