hafnium
English
/ˈhæfniəm/
noun
Definitions
- A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Hafnia (Copenhagen).
Origin
Latin
Hafnia
Gloss
Copenhagen
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dihafnium English
- eka-hafnium English
- hafnate English
- hafnian English
- hafnon English
- organohafnium English
- radiohafnium English
- zircon English
- Hafnia Latin
- га́фний Russian
- hǫfn Old Norse
- hafnium Malay
- hafnium Slovak