a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
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neodymium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | atomic number 60, nd |
| Type of | metal, metallic element |
Examples of neodymium
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The magnetic element in headphones is typically composed of ferrite or neodymium.
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So far, Toyota has remained mum about its neodymium-free electric motor-generator.
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No neodymium wasted on a Wind Turbine, no hot air wasted on GREEN ELECTRICITY.
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Rare earths are 17 chemically similar elements, including neodymium and dysprosium.
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Neodymium magnets, for example, have a remanence approximately equal to 1.3 teslas.
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Neodymium also possesses a high specific heat at extremely low temperatures.
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However, the neodymium-142 levels may not be an indicator of the rock's age.
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The rare-earth element that other industrial countries worry about most is neodymium.
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The neodymium in ocean water comes from weathering of the continental rock.
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- A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
- Neodymium is a chemical element with symbol Nd and atomic number 60. It is a soft silvery metal that tarnishes in air. Neodymium was discovered in 1885 by the Austrian chemist Carl Auer von Welsbach. It is present in significant quantities in the ore minerals monazite and bastnu00E4site...
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60
- A metal used in the production of full spectrum bulbs. (See Full Spectrum).
- An element in the lanthanoid series of the periodic table.
- A metal alloy with dense magnetic field that unlike most other hard magnets with similar characteristics is neither outrageously expensive nor difficult to fabricate, using this material in a transducer such as a pickup or a headphone means higher efficiency and thus in most cases a more ...
- A rare earth metal with very strong magnetic properties and relatively light weight. Sometimes used for speaker magnets as a means of saving weight.
- N-D. For more information on this and other elements, see The elements. And for fun, see Elements by Tom Lehrer. To see this song with captions, go to The Elements song by Tom Lehrer.
- A rare earth element used in glass to filter excess yellow spectrum to which our eyes are very sensitive.
